Chemical Symbol for Sulfur☢️ (+ Color, Uses, State and more...) rev. 2022

Each chemical element has its own symbol and Sulfur is no different.

However there's a lot of cool facts about Sulfur (S) that most people don't know. Check this out:

Sulfur Overview

Chemical Symbol

S (Sulfur)

Description

Tasteless, odorless, pale yellow, brittle solid. Tenth most abundant element in the universe.

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.

Atomic Number

16

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Atomic Mass

32,066

Name Origin

Latin: sulphur (brimstone).

Uses

Used in matches, gunpowder, medicines, rubber and pesticides, dyes and insecticides. Also for making sulfuric acid (H2SO4).

State at 20 °C

Solid

Discovery

Discovered By: Known to the ancients.

Year: Unknown

Location: Unknown

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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