Why is sulfur a solid?

Answer 1

Yes, sulfur is a bright yellow solid at room temperature, with melting point of 115 degrees Celsius. The pure element exists as a cyclic octatomic molecule with chemical formula S8.

Sulfur is a solid...... it is a brittle solid

Answer 2

Sulfur can be in the solid phase, liquid phase or gas phase, it depends on the temperature and/or pressure the sulfur in question is present in. A high temperature would result in sulfur being in the gas phase and conversely a lower temperature would be in a solid state. The question itself is pretty simple if you use water as an example. Water freezes at 0 degree Celsius meaning its in the solid phase, between 1-99 water is in the liquid phase and at 100 degree Celsius water boils into the gas phase.

Answer 3

In the normal temperature, there are two types of sulfur. One is Rombic Sulfur, and the other is Mono clinic Sulfur, and their molecular formula is S8. These types of Sulfur have a high molecular weight and their size are also large. So the Van-Der-Wall force is very high. So Sulfur is Solid in normal temperature. But Oxygen is Di-atomic so it's size is not so large as Sulfur. So the Van-Der-Wall force in Oxygen atom is not so high. So it remains gas in normal temparature.

Answer 4

Sulfur is a solid at room temperature because its molecular structure consists of S8 rings held together by weak van der Waals forces. These forces are strong enough to keep the molecules in a solid state, but not strong enough for sulfur to form a liquid easily at room temperature.

Answer 5

Rhombic sulfur mets at 115.2 0C. It is a molecular compound, the puckered S8 rings are held together in the crystal by London dispersion forces.