Sulfur

By: Orlin Cruz

Symbol: S
Atomic Structure:
 Names, Dates, and Discovery

Sulfur was really known by ancient people but no one knows who was the first
person to discovered it.
It was about the 6th century BC in its natural form in China.

In ancient times sulfur was called Genesis.

Sulfur means an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element;

best known in yellow crystals.
It doesn’t have periodic table it first appeared .
 Row and Column
Sulfur is found in period 3 and it is in the column 16.

The word sulfur it is originated by the Latin word ‘sulfur’ and

Middle English ‘sulfre’ meaning brimstone.
Physical and Chemical Properties

Sulfur’s physical properties: Sulfur exists in two allotropic

forms. The two forms of sulfur are known as a –form and B-form.
Both of the forms are yellow, a-form is a brighter yellow and the
B-form is whitish yellow.
The chemical properties is that it burns. When it does burns, it
gives off a pale blue flame and sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas. Sulfur
dioxide has chocking odor.
 Important Compounds

Sulfur forms compounds in oxidation states -2 (sulfide, S2-) ,

+4(sulfite, SO32-),and +6(sulfate,SO42-).
It combines with nearly all elements. An unusual feature of some
sulfur compounds results from the fact that sulfur is second only to
carbon in exhibiting catenation.
Garlic gets its smell from sulfur compounds.
 Sources and location

Sulfur can also be found in hot springs , volcanoes and many

minerals.
Sulfur is commercially recovered from wells sunk into the salt
domes along the Gulf Coast of the US.
It is mostly found in volcanoes areas in spring.
 Bibliography

Aubrey , A.S. (2000). Sulfur compounds. the devils element ,

1(0), Retrieved from
http://teacherweb.com/wq/hihschool/elements/index.html doi: 15