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Also Known As	brimstone • sulphur • S

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A labeled diagram highlights sulfur's position on the periodic table, showing its atomic number 16, symbol S, atomic weight range, electron configuration, and classification as a solid, strongly acidic, orthorhombic nonmetal at room temperature.

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Medieval illustration showing a Byzantine dromon crew spraying Greek fire at an enemy ship, with Greek text above and below the scene.

A rough, translucent yellow crystal of elemental sulfur displayed against a solid black background.

A schematic diagram shows the cubic crystal structure of pyrite, FeS2, with blue spheres representing ferrous iron cations (Fe2+) and yellow spheres representing sulfur anions (S-) arranged in a three-dimensional grid.

Explore boiling pots of molten sulfur at Nikko volcano near the Mariana Islands

Explore the undersea molten sulfur deposit uncovered with a remotely operated vehicle near the Mariana Islands.

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organosulfur compound orthorhombic sulfur bivalent sulfur monoclinic sulfur human nutrition Sulfur cycle chemical element oxygen group element hydrogen carbon sodium nitrogen phosphorus boron iodine fluorine noble gas zinc

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