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The sulfur–sulfur distance in S2, the major component of sulfur vapor above ~720 °C, is...

The sulfur–sulfur distance in S2, the major component of sulfur vapor above ~720 °C, is 189 pm, significantly shorter than the sulfur–sulfur distance of 206 pm in S8. Suggest an explanation for the shorter distance in S2. (See C. L. Liao, c . Y. Ng, J. Chem. Phys. , 1986 , 84 , 778.)

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