What are sulfur features?
Sulfur properties are that it is a chemical element that is yellow, odorless and very common near volcanic areas and hot springs. Sulfur compounds are of great importance in industry and biology. Sulfur was known as Brimstone, which dates back to antiquity. A common alternative spelling is "sulfur". After burning sulfur, it shows a blue flame that releases sulfur dioxide, so 2 . This compound can be combined with water in human mucous membranes to form diluted sulfuric acid, h 2 2 s, is a poisonous gas that gives the smell of rotten eggs. A small amount of this is formed as a humidity in the air causes sulfur oxidation. One of its sources is waste water and occasionally turns out to be fatal for workers in waste water trenches. Sulfur dioxide created from sulfur burning smells like burned matches. It has crystals of different types depending on temperature. The most common forms are knownMy as diamond and monocylinic . Above 356 ° F (96 ° C), the monoclinic form is stable and below this temperature is a diamond form of a stable form.
Sulfur properties in its molten form are unusual in that it is like a syrup liquid at higher temperatures. In general, compounds become pure liquid at high temperatures. At 593 ° F (160 ° C), eight atomic rings are broken and connected. They create chains of different lengths, from eight to several thousand atoms. If the liquid sulkochin is quickly poured into the water, polymers are known as plastic or amorphous sulfur, which can take several days.
One of the properties of sulfur is to combine its tendency with other compounds and to form minerals. It often occurs as minerals of sulphate and sulfide. One example is iron or pyrite sulfide, FES 2 , more often known as "fool". Commonly used industrial and lEpsom, MgSO 4 .7H 2 o, is another example.
Sulfur is very important in biology and is required for all living cells. Several amino acids that form proteins contain sulfur as part of their structure. One of these amino acids is cysteine and can create the links of two groups of sulfur, which give proteins a lot of strength. This is called disulfide bond.
Commercial processes that use sulfur generally use sulfur in combination with other compounds, although the rubberization of the rubber is a process that EMPL Employs Elemental Sulphur. Sulfur is also used as a fungicide and in the production of gunpowder. Sulfuric acid, H 2 so 4 is a highly produced industrial chemicals around the world. It is used in the production of phosphate fertilizers, oil refinery and mineral extraction.
The physical properties of sulfur are that it is atomic number 16 and has an atomic weight of 32.06. Has a melting point of 235 ° F (113 ° C) and boiling point 832 ° F (444 ° C). Its density is 2.067 grams per cubic centimeter. Naturally there are four stable isotopes. None of them is radioactive, but the radioactive isotop 35S is used experimentally.
Chemical properties of sulfur include common oxidation conditions 6, 4, 2 and -2. Compounds such as sulfuric acid, which have oxidation 6, are oxidative agents. Other compounds with oxidative states of -2, such as hydrogen sulphide, act only as reduction agents. Elementary sulfur is not soluble in water, but can be dissolved in carbon disulphide.