16 S 32.06
Sulfur
polyatomic nonmetal
Properties
- Atomic number
- 16
- Atomic mass
- 32.06 u
- Category
- polyatomic nonmetal
- Group
- 16
- Period
- 3
- Block
- p-block
- State (room temp)
- Solid
- Outer-shell electrons
- 6
- Electronegativity
- 2.58 (Pauling)
- Density
- 2.07 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 115.21 °C
- Boiling point
- 444.65 °C
Electron configuration
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴
Noble-gas shorthand: [Ne] 3s² 3p⁴
Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 6 — that's 6 in the outermost shell.
About Sulfur
Sulfur or sulphur (see spelling differences) is a chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S8.
- Discovered by Ancient china
- Appearance: lemon yellow sintered microcrystals
Position in the periodic table
Data compiled from Wikipedia, PubChem, and IUPAC. Source.