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'''Sulfur''', or '''sulphur''', is a [[chemical element]]. | '''Sulfur''', or '''sulphur''', is a [[chemical element]]. | ||
Sulfur has the symbol S and an [[Atomic mass|atomic weight]] of 32.065. It is a yellowish crystalline solid in its elemental form and it is an element essential for life | Sulfur has the symbol S and an [[Atomic mass|atomic weight]] of 32.065. It is a yellowish crystalline solid in its elemental form and it is an element essential for life. | ||
The vast majority of the 66,000,000 metric tons of sulfur produced worldwide in 2006 was by-product sulfur recovered from [[Petroleum refining processes|petroleum refining]] and [[Natural gas processing|natural gas processing plants]] by the [[Claus process]].<ref>[http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/sulfur/sulfumcs07.pdf Sulfur production report] by the [[United States Geological Survey]]</ref> | The vast majority of the 66,000,000 metric tons of sulfur produced worldwide in 2006 was by-product sulfur recovered from [[Petroleum refining processes|petroleum refining]] and [[Natural gas processing|natural gas processing plants]] by the [[Claus process]].<ref>[http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/sulfur/sulfumcs07.pdf Sulfur production report] by the [[United States Geological Survey]]</ref> | ||
Sulfur is widely used in the manufacture of [[sulfuric acid]] (H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>} and various fertilizers. | |||
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Sulfur, or sulphur, is a chemical element. Sulfur has the symbol S and an atomic weight of 32.065. It is a yellowish crystalline solid in its elemental form and it is an element essential for life.
The vast majority of the 66,000,000 metric tons of sulfur produced worldwide in 2006 was by-product sulfur recovered from petroleum refining and natural gas processing plants by the Claus process.[1]
Sulfur is widely used in the manufacture of sulfuric acid (H2SO4} and various fertilizers.