sulfur

chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16
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sulfur

Summary

sulfur is a chemical element[1]. sulfur has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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].

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

Why It Matters

sulfur has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] sulfur is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for sulfur include Iōjima[30], a ōaza[31], in Japan[32]; sulvanite[33], a mineral species[34]; Mount Iwao[35], a mountain[36], in Japan[37]; Iwo Jima[38], a volcanic island[39], in Japan[40]; Sulphur[41], a city in the United States[42], in United States[43], founded in 1882[44]; and cuproiridsite[45], a mineral species[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Elemental sulphur, a possible allelopathic compound from Ceratophyllum demersum. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Two fungicidal phenylethanones from Euodia lunu-ankenda root bark. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 5-Thio-D-mannose from the marine sponge Clathria pyramida(Lendenfeld). The first example of a naturally occurring 5-thiosugar. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Isolation and chemical evaluation of protein from shrimp cannery effluent. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Two malyngamides from the caribbean cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Two fungicidal phenylethanones from Euodia lunu-ankenda root bark. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [50] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0236160-sira
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0236160-sira, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259662|batch #259662]]"
  2. 21d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id i114009
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id 151078538
    Harper's tag sulfur
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: sulfur, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289958746|sulfur (#289958746)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  3. 26d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id 14680398-n, 14809484-n
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P8814]]: 14809484-n"
  4. 7w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor Antoine Lavoisier
    Subclass of polyatomic nonmetal, group 16
    Topic's main category Category:Sulfur
    Aliases
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31836|batch #31836]]: Hrvatska enciklopedija"
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