Sulfur


 * Element Name:** Sulfur


 * Element Symbol:** S


 * Atomic Mass**: 32[[image:Sulfur_Star.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]][[image:Sulfur.gif width="288" height="216" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number**: 16


 * Protons**: 16


 * Electrons**: 16


 * Discovery**: In 1777,Antoine Lavosier


 * How it was named**: From the Sanskrit word sulevere and the latian word sulphurum


 * State of Matter**: Solid


 * Melting Point**:11.21°C


 * Boiling Point**: 444.6°C


 * Characteristics**: Lemon yellow microcrystals


 * Uses of Element**: Its commercial uses are primarily in fertilize, but it is also widely used in black gunpowder , matches s, insecticides and fungicides.

Sulfur burns witha a lue flame that emits sulfur dioxide,for its pecuilar suffocatinfg odor.
 * Interesting Facts**: At room tempertaure sulfur is soft,bright-yellow solid with only a faint odor that smells like matches.

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