Sulphur

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Sulfur
32.065(5) 6
4
2
-2
  S
16
1s22s22p63s23p4 16,3,p
[ ? ] [[Sulfur/Periodic table of elements]]:
Compounds:
SO2, SO3, H2S ,H2SO4

Sulfur, or sulphur, is a chemical element. Sulfur has the symbol S and an atomic weight of 32.065. It is a yellowish crystalline solid in its elemental form and it is an element essential for life.

The vast majority of the 66,000,000 metric tons of sulfur produced worldwide in 2006 was by-product sulfur recovered from petroleum refining and natural gas processing plants by the Claus process.[1]

Sulfur is widely used in the manufacture of sulfuric acid (H2SO4} and various fertilizers.

References

  1. ↑ Sulfur production report by the United States Geological Survey
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