Sulfur
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | S |
| Atomic Weight | 32.066 g/mol |
| Element Number | 16 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | -- |
| Discoverer | -- |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 6, +/-2,4 |
| Boiling Point | 717.62 K |
| Melting Point | 392.2 K |
| Density | 2.07 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Ne]3s2,p4 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Acidic |
| Crystal Structure | Orthorhombic |
| Electronegativity | 2.58 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 10 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 1.73 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 5x10e-16 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 0.269 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.710 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 10.360 |
| Atomic Volume | 15.50 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.27 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.02 Å |
| Synthetic | No |