Sulfur

=Sulfur =

By: Lilian
 * Atomic Number: ** 16


 * Protons: ** 16


 * Electrons: ** 16


 * Neutrons: ** 16


 * Average Atomic Mass: ** 32.065 Amu

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 * Discovery: ** Used in 800 to 600 B.C., but was called the " product of the riverside"


 * Name: ** comes from the Sanskrit word "sulvere" which means sulfur. also from the Latin word "sulphurium" meaning sulfur

Interesting Facts:
 * Uses: **
 * Most of the sulphur produced is used to create sulphuric acid
 * Sulphuric acid has many uses, including for the synthesis of fertilisers and polyamides. It is used in batteries ("battery acid").
 * Sulphur is a component of black gunpowder (a mixture of potassium nitrate, KNO3, carbon, and sulhur).
 * It is used in the vulcanisation of natural rubber, as a fungicide, and as a fumigant.
 * Sulphur compounds are also used in the bleaching of dried fruits and for paper products.
 * Used by the chinese, in the 12 th century for gunpowder

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