S	Z =  16	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Sulfur
			From the Sanskrit "sufra", meaning "yellow"
(AM) Atomic Mass	32.055  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2, +4, +6, -2
(BP) Boiling Point	444.6  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	112.8  °C
(ρ) Density	2.07  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Orthorhombic
( χ ) Electronegativity	2.5	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.02  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.71  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Ne]  3s2  3p4	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	999.58  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	45  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	1.727  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	Known to the Ancients	♦	Location of Discovery	n/a
(E°) Standard Potential	H2SO3 + 4 H+⇔ S + 3 H2O (0.450 V),  S⇔ S-2 (-0.480 V)
Stable isotopes	32S,  33S,  34S,  36S
Discovered/Synthesized by	Known since ancient times
Natural Source	Isolated by the desulferizing of natural gas and petroleum
Common Uses	Gypsum, rubber, acids, papermaking
Other Info	One of the most important elements in the living cell Essential for two of the amino acids
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