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Sulfur (S)
Atomic number: 16 · Category: polyatomic nonmetal · Group 16 · Period 3 · Phase: Solid
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.
Atomic mass: 32.06
Density: 2.07
Melting point: 388.36 K
Boiling point: 717.8 K
Appearance: lemon yellow sintered microcrystals
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Block: p
Molar heat: 22.75
CPK color:#ffff30
Electronic structure
Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4
Configuration (semantic): [Ne] 3s2 3p4
Shells: 2, 8, 6
Electronegativity (Pauling): 2.58
Electron affinity: 200.4101
Ionization energies: 999.6, 2252, 3357, 4556, 7004.3, 8495.8, 27107, 31719, 36621, 43177, 48710, 54460, 62930, 68216, 311048, 337138
Periodic position
Group: 16
Period: 3
xpos: 16
ypos: 3
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