Physical Properties Of Sulphur: What Is Important?

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3.2.3 GANDHAGAM Sulphur is a chemical element that is represented with the chemical symbol "S" and the atomic number 16 on the periodic table. Because it is 0.0384% of the Earth's crust, Sulphur is the seventeenth most abundant element following strontium. Sulphur also takes on many forms, which include elemental Sulphur, organo-Sulphur compounds in oil and coal, H2S(g) in natural gas, and mineral sulfides and sulfates. This element is extracted by using the Frasch process, a method where superheated water and compressed air is used to draw liquid Sulphur to the surface. Offshore sites, Texas, and Louisiana are the primary sites that yield extensive amounts of elemental Sulphur. However, elemental Sulphur can also be produced by reducing H2S, commonly found in oil and natural gas. For the most part …show more content…

It is a nonmetal and has a specific heat of 0.706 J g-1 oC-1. The electron affinity is 200 kJ mol-1 and the electronegativity is 2.58 (unitless). Sulphur is typically found as a light-yellow, opaque, and brittle solid in large amounts of small orthorhombic crystals. Not only does Sulphur have twice the density of water, it is also insoluble in water. On the other hand, Sulphur is highly soluble in carbon disulfide and slightly soluble in many common solvents. Sulphur can also vary in color and blackens upon boiling due to carbonaceous impurities. Even as little as 0.05% of carbonaceous matter darkens Sulphur significantly.

3.2.4 THALAGAM
IUPAC Name: Arsenic trisulfide
Other names
Arsenic(III) sulphide, Orpiment, Sulphuret of arsenic
General Description: A yellow or red crystalline solid or powder. Combustible. Insoluble in water. Toxic by inhalation (dust) and ingestion.
Air & Water Reactions: Insoluble in

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