sulfur

Summary

sulfur is a chemical element^[1]. sulfur draws 3,338 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #19 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• sulfur is credited with the discovery of Antoine Lavoisier^[3].
• sulfur's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].
• sulfur's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element^[5].
• sulfur's canonical SMILES is recorded as [S]^[6].
• sulfur's element symbol is recorded as S^[7].
• sulfur's chemical formula is recorded as S^[8].
• sulfur is a type of polyatomic nonmetal^[9].
• sulfur is a type of group 16^[10].
• sulfur is part of period 3^[11].
• sulfur is part of group 16^[12].
• sulfur is used for ecological crop protection^[13].
• sulfur's Commons category is recorded as Sulfur^[14].
• sulfur's Unicode character is recorded as 硫^[15].
• sulfur's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1777^[16].
• sulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Ceratophyllum demersum^[17].
• sulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Euodia^[18].
• sulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Clathria pyramida^[19].
• sulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Artemia salina^[20].
• sulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Lyngbya majuscula^[21].
• sulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Rutaceae^[22].
• sulfur's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sulfur^[23].
• sulfur's Commons gallery is recorded as Sulfur^[24].
• sulfur's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+16'}^[25].
• sulfur's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+2.58'}^[26].
• sulfur's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-2'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[4] and chalcophile element^[5]. Recorded subclass of include polyatomic nonmetal^[9] and group 16^[10].

Use and Application

sulfur is used for ecological crop protection^[13]. Part of include period 3^[11], a period^[28] and group 16^[12], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for sulfur include Iwo Jima^[30], a volcanic island^[31], in Japan^[32]; Sulphur^[33], a city in the United States^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1882^[36]; sulflower^[37], a type of chemical entity^[38]; Iōtorishima^[39], a volcanic island^[40], in Japan^[41]; Iōjima^[42], a ōaza^[43], in Japan^[44]; Mount Io^[45], a mountain^[46], in Japan^[47]; cuproiridsite^[48], a mineral species^[49]; and sulvanite^[50], a mineral species^[51].

Why It Matters

sulfur draws 3,338 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #19 of 144).^[2] sulfur has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] sulfur is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for sulfur include Iwo Jima^[30], a volcanic island^[31], in Japan^[32]; Sulphur^[33], a city in the United States^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1882^[36]; sulflower^[37], a type of chemical entity^[38]; Iōtorishima^[39], a volcanic island^[40], in Japan^[41]; Iōjima^[42], a ōaza^[43], in Japan^[44]; and Mount Io^[45], a mountain^[46], in Japan^[47].