Consider the statements: (i) Rhombic sulphur is insoluble in water but dissolves in $CS X_{2}$ . (ii) Monoclinic sulphur is the stable form above 369 K. (iii) Sulphur vapour at about 1000 K consists mainly of paramagnetic $S X_{2}$ molecules. (iv) The $S X_{8}$ ring is planar. The number of correct statements is

Answer: B

Statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are standard facts (

S X_{2}

is paramagnetic like

O X_{2}

). The

S X_{8}

ring is puckered (crown), so (iv) is wrong. Hence 3 are correct.