Periodic Table of Elements

03/24/07

S

Sulfur

Atomic Number

16

Atomic Symbol

S

	Name	Sulfur, Sulphur
	Meaning	Named derived from Latin 'sulfurium' which was from the Sanskrit word 'sulveri', both meaning sulfur

Group

Non-metals

Atomic Weight

32.065

Density, g/cubic cm at STP

2.067

Melting Point, °C

110.36

Boiling Point, °C, 1 atm

445

Naturally Occurring Isotopes

S-32, -33, -34, -36

Discoverer

Unknown

Year

Prehistoric

Ionization Energy, eV

10.36

Configuration

[Ne] 3s2 3p4

Description

Bright yellow crystalline

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