Sulfur


Electron Configuration

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