What Are Some Characteristic Of The Element Sulfur?
Sulfur is the most important non-metallic element. It is the second member of 6th A in the periodic table. The symbol of sulfur is S and its atomic number and mass number are 16 and 32 respectively. Sulfur is yellow in color and it is insoluble in water but soluble in disulphide. It is non-metal and a bad conductor of heat and electricity. Melting point of sulfur is 113 degree Celsius while the boiling point is 444.6 degree Celsius. Moreover, sulfur reacts with a number of metals forming sulfides.