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Sulfur, also spelled as sulphur, is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with the chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow, crystalline solid at room temperature.
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The extracted context around Sulfur shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Sulfur → Amino, Atmospheric, Because, Biologically, CaSO4, Elemental, ES, Europe, However, It, Liebig's, Over, S-oxide, SO2, Some, Sulfates, The, This, Under Another extracted example is Sulfur → As, Booker, Due, Earth, Elemental, Eventually, Frasch, In, Indonesia, It, Mining, Once, Sicilian, Sicily, The, Then, Throughout, Washington. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 350 structured relationships around Sulfur. Examples in this analysis include Sulfur → 32S → 94.8% and Sulfur → 33S → 0.760%. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulfur | 32S | 94.8% | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | 33S | 0.760% | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | 34S | 4.37% | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | 35S | trace | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | 36S | 0.02% | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Allotropes | see Allotropes of sulfur | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Alternative name | Sulphur (pre-1992 British spelling) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Appearance | Lemon yellow sintered microcrystals | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | at T (K) | 375 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Atomic number (Z) | 16 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Block | p-block | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Boiling point | 717.8 K (444.6 °C, 832.3 °F) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Bulk modulus | 7.7 GPa | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | CAS Number | 7704-34-9 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Covalent radius | 105±3 pm | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Critical point | 1314 K, 20.7 MPa | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Crystal structure | alpha (α-S8): orthorhombic (oF128) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Crystal structure | beta (β-S8): monoclinic (mP48) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Density (near r.t.) | alpha (α-S8): 2.07 g/cm3 beta (β-S8): 1.96 g/cm3 gamma (γ-S8): 1.92 g/cm3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Discovery | before 2000 BCE | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Electrical resistivity | 2×1015 Ω⋅m (at 20 °C) (amorphous) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Electron configuration | [Ne] 3s2 3p4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Electronegativity | Pauling scale: 2.58 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Electrons per shell | 2, 8, 6 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Group | group 16 (chalcogens) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Heat of fusion | beta (β-S8): 1.727 kJ/mol | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Heat of vaporization | beta (β-S8): 45 kJ/mol | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Ionization energies | 1st: 999.6 kJ/mol | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Ionization energies | 2nd: 2252 kJ/mol | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sulfur | Ionization energies | 3rd: 3357 kJ/mol | 1.00 | infobox |
The concept neighborhoods around Sulfur bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Used, Century and Use. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Sulfur, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Sulfur with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Sulfur to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Characters, History & Applications, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Sulfur · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout