Sulfur

Statistics:

• Name: Sulfur
• Symbol: S
• Classification: Non-Metal
• Atomic Number: 16
• Atomic Mass: 32.065 g/mol
• Density: 2.06 g/cm³
• Melting: 113°C
• Boiling: 444.7°C
• Protons & Electrons:16
• Neutrons:16
• Discovered: prehistoric
• Discovered By: unknown
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Electrons Per Energy Level:

• Level 1: 2
• Level 2: 8
• Level 3: 6

Isotopes:

Isotope: Half-life

• ³²S: stable
• ³³S: stable
• ³⁴S: stable
• ³⁵S: 87.32 days
• ³⁶S: stable

Brief Summary

Sulfur is a Non-Metal with the symbol 'S' and contains 16 Protons & Electrons with 16 neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. Sulfur has an atomic mass of 32.065 g/mol and, at a temperature of 20°C, has a density of 2.06 g/cm³. It will melt at a temperature of 113°C and boil at 444.7°C.

Sulfur has been known since prehistoric times and is named 'Sulfur' Latin word "sulfur" meaning "brimstone".

Some common usages for Sulfur: gunpowder, matches and some medicines.

Definitions and Notes

Density listed is at a temperature of 20°C.

Isotopes are forms of an element who have the same atomic number but different mass because they contain different number of neutrons.

Half-life is the time required for a quantity of a subject to fall to half of its current quantity.

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