Which of the following statements regarding sulphur is not correct?

Which of the following statements regarding sulphur is not correct?
  1. At about $1000 \mathrm{~K}$, it mainly consists of $\mathrm{S}_2$ molecules
  2. The oxidation state of sulphur is never less than + 4 in its compounds
  3. $S_2$ molecule is paramagnetic
  4. Rhombic sulphur is readily soluble in $CS_2$

Solution

At high temperature about $1000 \mathrm{k}$, sulphur consists of mixture of forms $\mathrm{S}_2, \mathrm{~S}_4, \mathrm{~S}_6, \mathrm{~S}_8$, etc.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2016

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