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Sulphur

 Sulphur 
S
Atomic Number: 16
Atomic Weight: 32.06
Element Type: Non-Metal
Crystal Structure: Orthorhombic
Melting Point: 115.21°C = 239.378°F = 388.36 K
Boiling Point: 444.6°C = 832.28°F = 717.75 K
Critical Temp: 1041.0°C = 1905.8°F = 1314.15 K
Atomic Radius: 1.09 Å (Å = Angstrom = 10-10 m)
Covalent Radius: 1.02 Å
Electronegativity: 2.58

History

(Sanskrit, sulvere; L. sulpur) Known to the ancients; referred to in Genesis asbrimstone.


Sources

Sulfur is found in meteorites. R.W. Wood suggests that the dark area near the craterAristarchus is a sulfur deposit.

Sulfur occurs native in the vicinity of volcanos and hot springs. It is widelydistributed in nature as iron pyrites, galena, sphalerite, cinnabar, stibnite, gypsum,epsom salts, celestite, barite, etc.