Why is this element important in everyday life?
Where is this element found in nature?Sulfur is found in areas surrounding the vents of volcanos and geysers. Large deposits of it are also found in the Gulf Coast states and is extracted using the Frasch system.
What are the properties of the element?
General Characteristics = Sulfur is a light yellow nonmetal that is stable at room temperatures but will react when heated.
Atomic Symbol = S
Period Number = three
Group Number and Family Name =sixteen
Atomic Number = sixteen
Atomic Mass =thirty two point zero six four
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Who is Sulfur?
"Man ! That stuff stinks!" Said Bob referring to a box that was labeled for delivery at the local chemical laboratory. Bob was a delivery man for FedEx and didn't know the value of his chemical cargo.
"Alright, that's enough, you ingrate. If you even had any clue as to how important I am, you'd have me riding in a plush air conditioned limo! Do you even have a clue as to what I am really used for? Never mind, you obviously don't. I'm in your tires right now , and if I weren't, the rubber wouldn't be hard enough to drive this truck in which the metal was probably cleaned with my acid form. But that's not the only thing sulfuric acid can do! It's also in the battery of this truck, not that you would ever know how to change a battery anyway. It's used as a dehydration substance and also therefore gives rather serious acid burns, so you better be a little nicer to him than you have been to me. Sulfuric acid is often called the king chemical since more of it is exported every year than any other chemical in the United States! Incidentally, tons of it is also ordered from large petroleum producing companys. What do you say about that?" He finished. Well, Bob was impressed, but he wasn,t about to let some stupid element tell him what for."Ah, go strike off ." He replied. This made sulfur very mad to say the least. Since he had been placed directly on the heater, he was also getting very cranky and reactive to stimuli. He succeed in breaking off a small piece of himself and igniting it. This burned through his box and left him standing face to face with his ignorant rival. "How would you like if you don't get your paycheck this weel? Did you know that I'm also a key chemical in the production of paper pulp, so maybe you should show some respect!"
Bob, in the time it took sulfur to recite this speach had remembered somethimg else that Jim told him about sulfur. "Take this!" He said as he grabbed sulfur and quickly threw him in a glass of nearby water. This crashed cooled the element back to its original state and Bob was able to put the element back into its box. It also made the smell quite a bit more intense. He got off pretty easy.
