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Periodic Table - Elements - Sulphur

Symbol S
Atomic Number 16
Relative Atomic Mass
12C = 12.0000
32.066
Atomic Radius
pm
104
First Ionisation Energy
kJ mol-1
999.6
Electronegativity 2.58
Density
kg m-3
2070 (α) [293 K]
1957 (β) [293 K]
1819 [l., 393 K]
Molar Volume
cm3
15.49
Thermal Conductivity
W m-1 K-1
0.269 (α) [300 K]
Melting Point
K
386.0 (α)
380.0 (γ)
Boiling Point
K
717.824
Number of Isotopes 11
Ground State Electron
Configuration
[Ne]3s23p4
Term Symbol 3P2
Discovery Known to ancients
Name Derived From Sanskrit sulvere meaning 'sulphur'; Latin sulphurium
Name in Other
Languages
 Croatian Sumpor
 Danish svovl
 Dutch zwavel
 Finnish rikki
 French soufre
 German Schwefel
 Italian solfo
 Norwegian svovel
 Portugueseenxofre
 Spanish azufre
 Swedish svavel
 US sulfur
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