Why would the Chinese/Japanese be buying all the sulfur
In oil and gas recovery sulfur must be taken out because it is toxic.It is
usually a gas and is usually in the Natural Gas we recover.It has the
lowest value and is not worth ''cleaning'' to make something out of
it.Either flare it into the atmosphere (stupid) or inject it back into the
ground.BUT!Our friends in the east are buying all our sulfur (which has
been made into yellow pellets).Why?Any ideas?I am curious to what others
think for my report.Looking for scientific AND religious .
A good use for sulphur is gunpowder.Perhaps they're making lots
and lots of firework? It aids in lowering the melting point of the mixture.
Off the top of my head, it can not think of many other uses but there must
be a few industrial things they use it for.
And for the record, sulphur is not a gas but a solid at room temperature. Furthermore, it is not natural gas, as the gases extracted are methane, ethane, propane, butane or pentane ect.
This article is about the chemical element. For other meanings
of ''sulfur'' or ''sulphur see sulphur (disambiguation)
16 phosphorus ← sulfur → chlorine
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↓ Se Sulfur in the periodic table of the elements Periodic table - Extended periodic table General Name, symbol, number sulfur, S, 16 Element category nonmetals Group, period, block 16, 3, p Appearance Lemon yellow crystals. Standard atomic weight 32.065(5) g·mol−1 Electron configuration [Ne] 3s2 3p4 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 6 Physical properties Phase solid Density (near r.t.) (alpha) 2.07 g·cm−3 Density (near r.t.) (beta) 1.96 g·cm−3 Density (near r.t.) (gamma) 1.92 g·cm−3 Liquid density at m.p. 1.819 g·cm−3 Melting point 388.36 K (115.21 °C, 239.38 °F) Boiling point 717.8 K (444.6 °C, 832.3 °F) Critical point 1314 K, 20.7 MPa Heat of fusion (mono) 1.727 kJ·mol−1 Heat of vaporization (mono) 45 kJ·mol−1 Specific heat capacity (25 °C) 22.75 J·mol−1·K−1 Vapor pressure P/Pa 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k at T/K 375 408 449 508 591 717 Atomic properties Crystal structure orthorhombic Oxidation states 6, 4, 2, 1, -2 (strongly acidic oxide) Electronegativity 2.58 (Pauling scale) Ionization energies (more) 1st: 999.6 kJ·mol−1 2nd: 2252 kJ·mol−1 3rd: 3357 kJ·mol−1 Atomic radius 100 pm Atomic radius (calc.) 88 pm Covalent radius 102 pm Van der Waals radius 180 pm Miscellaneous Magnetic ordering no data Electrical resistivity (20 °C) (amorphous) 2×1015Ω·m Thermal conductivity (300 K) (amorphous) 0.205 W·m−1·K−1 Bulk modulus 7.7 GPa Mohs hardness 2.0 CAS registry number 7704-34-9 Selected isotopes Main article: Isotopes of sulfur iso NA half-life DM DE (MeV) DP 32S 95.02% 32S is stable with 16 neutrons 33S 0.75% 33S is stable with 17 neutrons 34S 4.21% 34S is stable with 18 neutrons 35S syn 87.32 d β- 0.167 35Cl 36S 0.02% 36S is stable with 20 neutrons References This box: view • talk • edit Sulfur or sulphur (pronounced /ˈsʌlfɚ/, see spelling below) is the chemical element that has the atomic number 16. It is denoted with the symbol S. It is an abundant multivalent non-metal. Sulfur, in its native form, is a yellow crystalline solid. In nature, it can be found as the pure element & as sulfide & sulfate minerals. It is an essential element for life & is found in two amino acids, cysteine & methionine. Its commercial uses are primarily in fertilizers, but it is also widely used in gunpowder, matches, insecticides & fungicides. Elemental sulfur crystals are commonly sought after by mineral collectors for their brightly colored polyhedron shapes. In nonscientific context it can also be referred to as brimstone.
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