Sulfur-The Mystery Revealed
Jamie Clauson-Wolf
Sulfur is an element that many people have wondered about, and now, they will not have to wonder any longer. Here is the information we've all been waiting for.
Wow! that is one crazy looking Element, shiny and lime green.
Sulfur Important facts

- The chemical Symbol for sulfur is S

- Atomic Number: 16

- Atomic weight: 32.065

- Melting point: 112.8 Celsius

- Boiling point: 444.6 Celsius

- Number of protons/electrons: 16

- Period in periodic table: 3

- Group in periodic table: 6TH

- Classification: Non-metal

Sulfur History

- Well, we actually don't have a date for when Sulfur was discovered it was known since ancient times

- In the olden days, around 700-600 B.C.E we do know it was referred to as brimstone and was used to destroy city's walls using a mixture of coal and tar

- Physical description: Sulfur is a pale yellow, odorless, brittle solid, which is insoluble in water but soluble in carbon disulfide

-Sulfur is flammable and used for many items that need to be

Even the best elements can be lumpy sometimes.
The element structure of Sulfur.
Sulfur Fun Facts

-Sulfur is essential to life. It is a minor part of fats, body fluids and skeletal materials

- Uses: Matches, gunpowder,medicines, sulfur can also be made into soap

- Sulfur is found in meteorites, volcanoes, hot spring, Epsom salts and barite

It's Elementary
Well, I hoped you learned a lot about Sulfur, I know I did. Good night and good luck.
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