Sulfur

Sulfur ( /ˈsʌlfər/ SUL-fər) or sulphur (British English; see spelling below) is the chemical element with atomic number 16. In the periodic table it is represented by the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow crystalline solid when at room temperature. Chemically, sulfur can react as either an oxidant o... More

Electrons per shell:

  • 2,8,6

Discovery Date:

  • 2000 B.C.E.

Pregnancy category:

Also known as:

  • sulphur,
  • Aquilite,
  • Asulfa-supra,
  • Atomic sulfur,
  • Bensulfoid,
  • Biosulphur powder,
  • Brimstone,
  • Brimstone sulfur,
  • Colloidal sulfur,
  • Colloidal-s,
  • Colsul,
  • Corosul d and s,
  • Cosan,
  • Cosan 80,
  • Crude sicilian sulfur,
  • Crystex,
  • Elosal,
  • Flotox,
  • Flour of sulfur,
  • Flour sulfur,
  • Flowers of sulfur,
  • Flowers of sulphur,
  • Gofrativ,
  • Gofravik,
  • Golden dew,
  • Green sulphur,
  • Greggio,
  • Ground vocle sulfur,
  • Hexasul,
  • Hortag aquasulf,
  • Imber,
  • Insoluble sulfur,
  • Kolloidschwefel 95,
  • Kolodust,
  • Kolofog,
  • Kolospray,
  • Kumulus,
  • Kumulus s,
  • Liquamat,
  • Magnetic 6,
  • Manox,
  • Micowetsulf,
  • Microflotox,
  • Mother of pearl sulfur,
  • Nacreous sulfur,
  • Netzschwefel,
  • Octocure 456,
  • Polsulkol extra,
  • Precipitated sulfur,
  • RC-schwefel extra,
  • Roll sulfur,
  • Rubbermakers sulfur,
  • Sastid,
  • Sofril,
  • Solfa,
  • Soufre,
  • Sperlox-s,
  • Spersul,
  • Spersul thiovit,
  • Stoller flowable sulphur,
  • Struktol su 109,
  • Sublimed sulfur,
  • Suffa,
  • Sufran,
  • Sufran d,
  • Sulfex,
  • Sulfidal,
  • Sulflox,
  • Sulforon,
  • Sulfospor,
  • Sulfur atom,
  • Sulfur ointment,
  • Sulfur soap,
  • Sulfur vapor,
  • Sulfur-f,
  • Sulikol,
  • Sulkol,
  • Sulphotox,
  • Sulsol,
  • Sultaf,
  • Super cosan,
  • Super six,
  • Svovl,
  • THAT,
  • THIS,
  • Thiolux,
  • Thion,
  • Thiovit,
  • Tiolene,
  • Tripart imber,
  • Ultra sulfur,
  • Uniflow,
  • Vassgro flowable sulphur,
  • Yellow sulphur,
  • Zolvis

Chemical Element

The 16th Element in the Periodic Table

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Symbol:

  • S

Atomic mass:

Mass Uncertainty
  • 32.065 u (5.3245E-17 µg )
  • 0.005 u (8.3E-21 µg )

Electron affinity:

Value Uncertainty
  • 2.0771 eV (0.0000020771 MeV )
  • 0.000001 eV (1E-12 MeV )

Electronegativity (Pauling scale):

  • 2.58

Atomic radius:

  • 100 pm (0.00000394 )

Covalent radius:

  • 1.02 pm (4.02E-8 )

Van der Waals radius:

  • 180 pm (0.00000709 )

Melting Point:

  • 119.05 °C (246.29 °F )

Boiling Point:

  • 444.67 °C (832.41 °F )

Periodic table block:

Ionization Energy:

  • 10.36 eV (0.00001036 MeV )

Electron Configuration:

  • Ne 3s2 3p4
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