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Sulfur Overview
Name Origin
Latin: sulphur (brimstone).
Symbol
S (Sulfur)Description
Tasteless, odorless, pale yellow, brittle solid. Tenth most abundant element in the universe.
Discovery
Discovered By: Known to the ancients.
Year: Unknown
Location: Unknown
Sources
Found in pure form and in ores like cinnabar, galena, sphalerite and stibnite. Pure form is obtained from undergound deposits by the Frasch process.
Uses
Used in matches, gunpowder, medicines, rubber and pesticides, dyes and insecticides. Also for making sulfuric acid (H2SO4).
State at 20 °C
Solid
Group
Group Name: Non-MetalÂ
Group in periodic table: 6a
Period in periodic table:Â 3
Atomic Number
16Learn more about the atomic number.
Atomic Mass
32,066
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Stable Isotopes
S32 percent abundance: 94.93% S33percent abundance: .76% S34 percent abundance: 4.29% S36 percent abundance: .02%
Learn more about stable isotopes.
Radioactive Isotopes
S30-31, S35, S3740
Learn more about radioactive isotopes.
Atomic Structure
Crystalline Structure
Orthorhombic
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Shells
Electrons per energy level: 2,8,6
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Electron Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4
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Abbreviated Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p4
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Valence Electrons
2,4,6
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Atom Size
Atomic Radius
1.09 Ã…
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Covalent Radius
1.02 Ã…
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Ionic Radius
.29 (+6) Ã…
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Molar Volume
15.5 cm³/mol
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Chemical Properties
Common Oxidation States
First Ionization Energy
First Ionization Potential
Second Ionization Potential
Third Ionization Potential
Physical Properties
Density
Electrical Conductivity
Thermal Conductivity
Elastic Modulus
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
Learn more about coefficient of thermal expansion.
Heat Properties
Other heat related physical properties:
Melting Point
Boiling Point
Specific Heat
0.71 J/gK
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Learn more about specific heat.
Heat of Fusion
1.7175 kJ/mol
Learn more about heat of fusion.
Heat of Vaporization
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