SULFUR

ELEMENT NAME AND SYMBOL

• Element name Sulfur(S)
• Group number is 16

ATOMIC NUMBER &MASS

Discovery date & location

Sulfur was discovered in 1777 in France and was determined and element. It was discovered by Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier

DENSITY AND MELTING/BOILING POINTS

• Density: 2.067
• Melying point: 115.21degrees C
• Boiling point: 444.60 degrees C

PHYSICAL STATE AT ROOM TEMP. AND IONIC RADIUS

• Sulfurs physical state is a solid.
• Sulfurs ionic radius

Electron Configuration
1S^2 2S^2 2P^6 3S^2 3P^4
Electro negativity
High ⬆️

GOOD USES OF THIS ELEMENT

• Used in matches
• Black gunpowder
• And explosives

Common isotopes
Their are 25 common isotopes. Other than 35S, the radioactive isotopes of sulfur are all comparatively short-lived. 35S is formed from cosmic ray spallation of 40Ar in the atmosphere. It has a half-life of 87 days. The next longest-lived radioisotope is sulfur-38, with a half-life of 170 minutes. The shortest-lived is 49S, with a half-life shorter than 200 nanoseconds.

Ionic radius

170(pm)

5 OTHER FACTS

• It is found primarily in volcanic or sedimentary deposits and meteoroids
• It combines with almost all the other elements
• It is a poor conductor of electricity
• It is insoluble in water
• It is a non-metal

2 MORE FACTS

• When sulfur burns it produces a gas, a poisonous gas
• Makes up almost 3% of earths mass