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Published September 1, 1949 | public
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On the Stability of the S8 Molecule and the Structure of Fibrous Sulfur

Pauling, Linus

Abstract

Sulfur is unique among the elements in consisting in its standard state of octatomic molecules. It is interesting that the stability of the S8 molecule can be understood by consideration of the forces determining the orientation around the sulfur-sulfur single bond.

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Copyright © 1949 by the National Academy of Sciences Communicated June 15, 1949 Contribution No. 1296 from the Gates and Crellin Laboratories of Chemistry.

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