Sulfur (S)
Sulfur is a bright yellow solid known for its distinctive smell. It is essential for life and widely used in industry.
Properties of Sulfur
- Atomic number
- 16
- Category
- Nonmetal
- Atomic mass
- 32.06 u
- Electron configuration
- [Ne] 3s² 3p⁴
- Melting point
- 388.36 K (115.21 °C)
- Boiling point
- 717.8 K (444.65 °C)
- Density
- 2.067 g/cm³
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 2.58
- Appearance
- Bright yellow crystalline solid
- Discovered by
- Ancient Chinese
Facts about Sulfur
- Sulfur is what makes rotten eggs smell so terrible!
- Volcanoes release tons of yellow sulfur!
- Sulfur has been known since ancient times — they called it "brimstone"!
- Black gunpowder is made with sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate!