Sulfur
Reactive Nonmetal
Sulfur (S) is a chemical element with atomic number 16, classified as a reactive nonmetal. At room temperature it is a solid. It has been known since ancient times.
Properties
- Atomic number
- 16
- Atomic mass
- 32.06 u
- Category
- Reactive Nonmetal
- Group
- 16
- Period
- 3
- Block
- p-block
- Electron configuration
- [Ne] 3s² 3p⁴
- Phase at STP
- Solid
- Density
- 2.067 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 388.36 K (115.2 °C)
- Boiling point
- 717.87 K (444.7 °C)
- Electronegativity
- 2.58
- Atomic radius
- 88 pm
- Ionization energy
- 10.36 eV
- Discovery
- Known since ancient times
Common uses
Gunpowder, rubber vulcanization, fertilizers, medicines
Did you know?
Known since ancient times and creates the smell of rotten eggs in hydrogen sulfide.