32.065
Atomgewicht (u)
115.21 °C
Schmelzpunkt
444.72 °C
Siedepunkt
2.067 g/cm3
Dichte
2.58
Elektronegativität
[Ne] 3s2 3p4
Elektronenkonfiguration
3
Periode
16
Gruppe
📖 Über Sulfur
A bright yellow solid known since ancient times as brimstone. Essential to life as a component of some amino acids. Sulfuric acid (H2SO4), made from sulfur, is the most produced industrial chemical in the world. Sulfur dioxide emissions from burning coal and volcanic eruptions cause acid rain.
🔧 Verwendungen und Anwendungen
- Sulfuric acid production (most important industrial chemical)
- Vulcanizing rubber
- Fertilizers (sulfate)
- Gunpowder (historically)
- Antifungal treatments
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Fakt: Io, one of Jupiter's moons, is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. Its surface is covered in sulfur and sulfur dioxide frost, giving it a yellow, orange, and white appearance unlike any other world.