Although quite ancient,
Mr. Sulphur has maintained himself pretty well:
He is a solid,
Either amorphous, prismatic,
or, most commonly, rhombic
(with a boiling point of
112.80 degrees Celsius
and with a melting point of
444.67 degrees Celsius).
Yellow in colour
He has a relative density of 2.07.
Beware:
He is odourless and tasteless,
so he may easily pass unnoticed.
Chemical Properties
Chemically, Mr. Sulphur is quite active:
He likes to dissolve in alkali solutions
and form sulphides and thiosulphates.
When burned in air he likes to join the oxygen
and produce a very annoying pollutant,
sulphur dioxide.
When he combines with hydrogen,
another good friend of his,
together they form hydrogen sulphide.
And, above all, Mr. Sulphur loves to produce
sulphuric acid, of which you should beware:
although most useful, it is extremely corrosive,
and really bites!
