What is the oxidation number for $S_{8}$ $"S"_8"$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-21T10:01:51

You got elemental sulfur….

And as the element is has neither been REDUCED nor OXIDIZED. Sulfur is thus ZEROVALENT, and has a formal $0$ $0$ oxidation state.

Sulfur commonly oxidizes metals...

$F e (s) + \frac{1}{8} S_{8} \to F e S$ $Fe(s) + 1/8S_8rarrFeS$

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