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sulfur
Summary
sulfur is a chemical element[1]. sulfur draws 11,248 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #19 of 144).[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 part of nonmetal[13].
- sulfur is used for ecological crop protection[14].
- sulfur's Commons category is recorded as Sulfur[15].
- sulfur's Unicode character is recorded as 硫[16].
- sulfur's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[17].
- sulfur's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1777[18].
- sulfur's space group is recorded as space group Fddd[19].
- sulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Ceratophyllum demersum[20].
- sulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Clathria pyramida[21].
- sulfur's found in taxon is recorded as Lyngbya majuscula[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[14]. Part of include period 3[11], a period[28]; group 16[12], a group[29]; and nonmetal[13].
Influence
Things named for sulfur include Iwo Jima[30], a volcanic island[31], in Japan[32]; Sulphur[33], a city in the United States[34], in United States[35], founded in 1882[36]; Iōjima[37], a ōaza[38], in Japan[39]; sulflower[40], a type of chemical entity[41]; Iōtorishima[42], a volcanic island[43], in Japan[44]; Mount Io[45], a mountain[46], in Japan[47]; xanthiosite[48], a mineral species[49]; and sulvanite[50], a mineral species[51].
Why It Matters
sulfur draws 11,248 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #19 of 144).[2] sulfur has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] sulfur is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for sulfur include Iwo Jima[30], a volcanic island[31], in Japan[32]; Sulphur[33], a city in the United States[34], in United States[35], founded in 1882[36]; Iōjima[37], a ōaza[38], in Japan[39]; sulflower[40], a type of chemical entity[41]; Iōtorishima[42], a volcanic island[43], in Japan[44]; and Mount Io[45], a mountain[46], in Japan[47].