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| date=Known from ancient times
| date=Known from ancient times
| origname=From the Latin word ''sulphurium'' (brimstone)
| origname=From the Latin word ''sulphurium'' (brimstone)
| uses=Matches, gunpowder, medicines
| uses=Matches, gunpowder, medicines, butter production, dentistry
| obtained=Naturally
| obtained=Naturally
}}
}}
The name comes from the [[Latin]] word ''sulphurium'', which means brimstone <ref>http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/S.html</ref>. 'Brimstone' is an ancient word for sulfur (it is often found round the rim of volcanic vents), and occurs in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. In [[Genesis]] 19, God destroys [[Sodom]] and [[Gomorrah]] with 'fire and brimstone', and brimstone has traditionally been associated with [[Hell]] and the [[Devil]].
The name comes from the [[Latin]] word ''sulphurium'', which means brimstone <ref>http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/S.html</ref>. 'Brimstone' is an ancient word for sulfur (it is often found round the rim of volcanic vents), and occurs in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. In [[Genesis]] 19, God destroys [[Sodom]] and [[Gomorrah]] with 'fire and brimstone', and brimstone has traditionally been associated with [[Hell]] and the [[Devil]].
Elemental yellow sulfur itself is almost odorless, but many sulfur compounds have strong odors. [[Hydrogen sulfide]] has the offensive odor of rotten eggs. The mercaptan family of compounds that give [[skunk]]s their odor, and which are deliberately added to natural gas because they can be detected in extremely low concentrations, are organic sulfur compounds, as is the compounds that give garlic and onions their smell.
Elemental yellow sulfur itself is almost odorless, but many sulfur compounds have strong odors. [[Hydrogen sulfide]] has the offensive odor of rotten eggs. The mercaptan family of compounds that give [[skunk]]s their odor, and which are deliberately added to natural gas because they can be detected in extremely low concentrations, are organic sulfur compounds, as is the compounds that give garlic and onions their smell.
Sulfer is often regarded as a "trusty companion" to sailors and mariners around the globe due to its use in butter production.
Sulfer reacts with iron (in a champagne solution) to produce [[Sulphange]]
Sulfer is not attracted to magnets. This can be proven with the following method <ref>[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pmw7JfsNzoY Ministry of Education "Look Around You"- Module 5]</ref>:
1. Place a lump of sulfer carefully on a besselheim plate.
2. Transport the besselheim to the base of a tripod.
3. Cover with an ordinary tissue.
4. Wash and dry the magnet and fix it to a moveable clamp at the top of the tripod.
5. Remove the tissue from the besselheim.
6. Lower the magnet slowly towards the sulfer.
7. Watch both the magnet and the sulfer very carefully, take your eyes off neither of them.
8. Record your observations.
9. Dismantle and destroy the equiptment.
Observations:
The sulfer does not stick to the magnets.
Conclusion:
Sulfer is not attracted to magnets.
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