The Pros And Cons Of Sulfur

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As science and technology are advancing rapidly, the use of chemicals becomes more and more popular. Chemical reactions are taking place in nature and industries anytime. So far, there are more than a hundred elements has been found by people. And every single element has significant impact on the development of the whole world. Sulfur is an important element existing in nature throughout long history. As sulfur is being widely used, human life has changed tremendously. Sulfur plays a necessary role in daily life. It has great effects on industry, agriculture, medical treatment and many other fields. The property and functions of it is still being discovered by people.

The most common allotrope of sulfur is Octasulfur, which widely exists in nature. It is a soft, odourless, bright-yellow solid. Sulfur is insoluble in water and melts at …show more content…

The contributions of sulfur to the development in science and technology are so great. It has brought people too much convenience in their daily life. Sulfur is always a controversial element. It has both the advantages and disadvantages to people. The advantages of it are the improvement it takes in industry, agriculture and medical treatment or even a small thing that we need to use every day. The disadvantages of it are mainly its polluted gas and some dangerous properties. But comparing the advantages and the disadvantages, the advantages can easily cover its disadvantages. Because if we don’t have the use of sulfur , we won’t develop so fast in science and chemistry. Actually the wasted gas of sulfur is not a very big issue. As the technology of treatment of industrial waste gas become more efficient and people’s environmental awareness is getting stronger. Environmental friendly cannot be ignored in industrial product. Most of the wasted gas is well recycled today. Chemical reactions will never end. The use and the discovery of Sulfur will never

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