JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry The p-Block Elements JEE Main

Oxygen is a gas but sulphur is a solid because:

(A)Oxygen is composed of discrete molecules while sulphur is polymeric
(B)Molecular weight of sulphur is much higher than that of oxygenCorrect
(C)Oxygen is a stronger oxidising agent than sulphur
(D)Boiling point of sulphur is much higher than that of oxygen

Answer: (B)

Solution

Sulphur exists as much larger, heavier ring molecules (molar mass ) compared to small, light diatomic (molar mass ); this large

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