Sulfur
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
HISTORY
- When-ancient (B.C.)
- Where-unknown/ by volcanoes.
- Who-unknown
- First found in the U.S. Would be Texas in 1854.
USED FOR
- Medicine and gunpowder that the Chinese used.
- Bleaching cloth and preserving wine.
SULFUR
- Origin- Sulfurium
- Language- Latin
- Symbol- S
SOURCES
- Found in Spain,Italy,Japan,chile
- Found in Texas.
- Also in Louisiana.
- Russia,Norway,Sweden.
- Main source is China.
HOW THEY GET IT
- Mined near volcanic regions.
- Found by hot springs also.
- Found in the ocean too.
PROCESSED
- Found on many minerals and ores.
- State found in would be pure.
- Is .05 percent of the Earth's Crust.
PROPERTIES
- Melting point-115.21 degrees C.
- Boil point-444.72 degrees C.
- Density- 2grams per cubic cm.
- Looks like crystals.
REACTIVE
- With metals.
- One metal is copper.
PROPERTIES
- Can be red, dark blue, or yellow.(most is yellow)
- It burns that's how sulfur got its name.
- Non toxic but other forms of sulfur are.
- Smells bad if it's sulfur dioxide.
PROPERTIES
- It's similar to other elements because it's a nonmetal.
- It has 16 protons and 6 valence electrons.
- The color helps explain how it's used as a dye.
WORTH
- It is worth 5 cents per gram.
- 100grams is worth five dollars and 2 cents.
- Industrial sulfur is worth fifty cents per 100 grams.
USES
- Agiculture- made in fertilizers.
- Used to manufacture-paper, paints,
- plastic, and dyes.
- Medicine- for skin diseases.
FUN FACTS
- Sulfur is mentioned 14 times in the Bible.
- Got its name from the Latin word Brimstone which means burning stone.
- Three percent of the earths mass.
