Sulfur is a nonmetallic chemical element with chemical symbol S and atomic number 16. Sulfur is one of the oxygen group elements, belonging to VIA group of the periodic table, which is located in the third period of the periodic table.
The English name of Sulfur is sulfur, which comes from Latin "surphur", and the legend is Sanskrit "sulvere" from India, which means bright yellow. The English prefix for sulfur is "thio-", which comes from the Greek word "theion" (namely sulfur).
Interpretation; A nonmetallic element, commonly known as "sulfur" or "sulfur", can be used to make gunpowder, matches, pesticides, etc. It can also be used to treat skin diseases.
Usually elemental sulfur is yellow crystal, also known as sulfur. There are many kinds of sulfur allotropes, such as rhombic sulfur, monoclinic sulfur and elastic sulfur. Sulfur exists in nature in the form of sulfide, sulfate or elemental sulfur. Sulfur is an important component of human protein, which is of great significance to human life activities. Sulfur is mainly used to produce fertilizers, gunpowder, lubricants, pesticides and antifungal agents. Sulfur and sulfur dioxide (S+O2== ignition ==SO2) produced by the combustion of sulfur-bearing ores combine with water in the air to generate sulfurous acid, which reacts with oxygen in the air to generate sulfuric acid, thus causing sulfuric acid rain.