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Bookmark or Share- Sulfur (S) Element- History, Properties, Uses, Reactions, SafetySulfur (S), also spelled sulphur, is a nonmetallic chemical element of the oxygen group (Group 16 [VIa] of the periodic table), and one of the most reactive. It is a nonmetal and is obtained as a byproduct of natural gas production.
- Sulfur - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic TableSulfur is mentioned 15 times in the Bible, and was best known for destroying Sodom and Gomorrah.It was also known to the ancient Greeks, and burnt as a fumigant. Sulfur was mined near Mount Etna in Sicily and used for bleaching cloth and preserving wine, both of which involved burning it to form sulfur dioxide, and allowing this to be absorbed by wet clothes or the grape juice.
- Sulfur | Definition, Element, Symbol, Uses, & Facts | BritannicaSulfur, nonmetallic chemical element, one of the most reactive of the elements. Pure sulfur is a tasteless, odorless, brittle solid that is pale yellow in color, a poor conductor of electricity, and insoluble in water. It reacts with all metals except gold and platinum, forming sulfides.
- Sulfur | S (Element) - PubChemSmaller amounts of sulfur are used to vulcanize natural rubbers, as an insecticide (the Greek poet Homer mentioned "pest-averting sulphur" nearly 2,800 years ago!), in the manufacture of gunpowder and as a dying agent. In addition to sulfuric acid, sulfur forms other interesting compounds. Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) is a gas that smells like ...
- Introduction to Sulphur - The Sulphur InstituteSulphur is a non-metallic chemical element identified by the letter S. For a list of sulphur's chemical properties, please click here. Sulphur is a valuable commodity and integral component of the world economy used to manufacture numerous products including fertilizers and other chemicals. For a list of sulphur uses click here.
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