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16 S 32.06 u

Element 16 · Solid at room temperature

Sulfur

Nonmetals

Looks like: lemon yellow sintered microcrystals.

S

Sulfur or sulphur (see spelling differences) is a chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S8.

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Atomic mass

32.06u

Density

2.07g/cm³

Melts

388.36 K

Boils

717.8 K

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Sulfur's family

Elements in the same column share their outer-electron count, so they behave alike.

What it becomes

Everyday compounds in our curated set that contain Sulfur — the upward direction of the map: atom → molecule → stuff you know.

Source

Discovered by Ancient china.

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