16 · S

Sulfur

Known since antiquity, with no discovery year.

Identity

Atomic number: 16
Symbol: S
Canonical name: Sulfur
Category: nonmetal
Group: 16
Period: 3
Block: p

Properties

These quantities come from the Periodic Table JSON compilation. They have not yet been checked, one by one, against CIAAW atomic weights or NIST measurements. A value marked estimated is not a measurement.

Atomic mass: 32.06 u
Electron configuration: [Ne] 3s2 3p4
Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 6
Standard state: solid
Density: 2.07 g/cm³
Melting point: 388.36 K
Boiling point: 717.8 K
Electronegativity: 2.58 Pauling
First ionization energy: 999.6 kJ/mol
Electron affinity: 200.4101 kJ/mol

History

Antiquity

Sulfur was known and used in antiquity. No discovery year can be assigned.

See the element timeline

Etymology

Theme: other
Language: latin
Root: sulfur
Meaning: sulfur

Sources

IUPAC, Periodic Table of the Elements
Bowserinator, Periodic Table JSON. Compilation secondaire d’où viennent les grandeurs physiques importées (masse, densité, températures, énergies). Elles ne sont pas revérifiées une à une auprès du NIST ou de la CIAAW.