₁₆S (Sulfur)

History and Uses: Sulfur, the tenth most abundant element in the universe, has been known since ancient times. Sometime around 1777, Antoine Lavoisier convinced the rest of the scientific community that sulfur was an element.

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Sulfur or sulphur is a chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent, and nonmetallic. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules.

Atomic Weight:   32.06

Density:   1.96 g/cm3

Melting Point:   115.21 °C

Boiling Point:   444.72 °C

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