Sulfur Information Sheet A) Element Name: Sulfur Element Symbol: S Atomic Number: 16 Atomic Mass: 32.

066 amu Period #: 3 Family/Group Name: Chalcogen No. of Protons: 16 No. of Neutrons: 16 No. of Isotopes: 10 No. of Electrons: 16 Electron Configuration: (Ne) 3p2 3p4 No. of Valence Electrons: 6 Classification: Non-Metal State at Room Temperature: Solid Melting Point: 112.8 degrees Celsius Boiling Point: 444.6 degrees Celsius Common Charge: -2 Origin of Name: Sanskrit: sulvere, Latin: sulphur, sulphurium Discovered by Antoine Lavoisier Cost: $2 per gram for Sulfur B) Sulfur is the tenth most abundant element in the universe. Sulfur is found in meteorites, hot springs and volcanoes. It is found in minerals galena, iron pyrite, sphalerite, stibnite, cinnabar, ep-

som salts, gypsum, celestite, and barite. Sulfur can be obtained through the Fasch process in which heated water is forced into wells sunk into salt domes in order to melt the sulfur. Then the water is taken back up to the surface. C) Sulfur is used in things such as gunpowder, vulcanizing rubber, making fungicide, fumigant, and fertilizers. Sulfur is, of course, used in making sulfuric acid, as well electrical insulators. Hydrogen sulfide can deaden the sense of smell. D) Physical and Chemical properties: tasteless, odorless, brittle, solid at room temperature, yellowish in color, density=2.07 g/cm3, lacks ductility, is flammable, can be crystalline.

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