Sulfur (American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphur (Commonwealth spelling) [9] is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic.

Dec 19, 2025 · chemical element Quick Summary Ask the Chatbot Also known as: S, brimstone, sulphur

Element Sulfur (S), Group 16, Atomic Number 16, p-block, Mass 32.06. Sources, facts, uses, scarcity (SRI), podcasts, alchemical symbols, videos and images.

Sulphur occurs naturally in the environment and is the thirteenth most abundant element in the earth's crust. It can be mined in its elemental form, though this production has reduced significantly in recent …

The spelling sulfur predominates in U.S. technical usage, while both sulfur and sulphur are common in general usage. British usage tends to favor sulphur for all applications.

2 days ago · sulphur (countable and uncountable, plural sulphurs) (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of sulfur.

The major derivative of sulphur is sulphuric acid (H2SO4), one of the most important elements used as an industrial raw material. Sulphur is also used in batteries, detergents, fungicides, manufacture of …