SULFUR

BASIC FACTS

• Atomic Symbol- "S"
• Atomic # - "16"
• Atomic mass- 32.066 amu
• melting point- 235*F
• boiling point- 832*F

History of Sulfur:
The History of Sulfur goes back way before our time. Research says that it was found in ancient times and the person who discovered it is unknown.

HISTORY

• The name may have come from the Arabic word, "Sufra" which mean yellow
• Sulfur became a recognized chemical element in 1789.
• By the 1800's sulfur, in the form if sulfuric acid had become the best way to judge
• a country's wealth. Countries have even gone to war over Sulfer

USES OF SULFUR

• makes medicine (ex. Sulfur has elements that cam eliminate acne.)
• makes black gunpowder
• makes matches

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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