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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].
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 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].