3.2.3 GANDHAGAM Sulphur is a chemical element that is represented with the chemical symbol "S" and the atomic number 16 on the periodic table. Because it is 0.0384% of the Earth's crust, Sulphur is the seventeenth most abundant element following strontium. Sulphur also takes on many forms, which include elemental Sulphur, organo-Sulphur compounds in oil and coal, H2S(g) in natural gas, and mineral sulfides and sulfates. This element is extracted by using the Frasch process, a method where superheated water and compressed air is used to draw liquid Sulphur to the surface. Offshore sites, Texas, and Louisiana are the primary sites that yield extensive amounts of elemental Sulphur. However, elemental Sulphur can also be produced by reducing H2S, commonly found in oil and natural gas. For the most part …show more content…
It is a nonmetal and has a specific heat of 0.706 J g-1 oC-1. The electron affinity is 200 kJ mol-1 and the electronegativity is 2.58 (unitless). Sulphur is typically found as a light-yellow, opaque, and brittle solid in large amounts of small orthorhombic crystals. Not only does Sulphur have twice the density of water, it is also insoluble in water. On the other hand, Sulphur is highly soluble in carbon disulfide and slightly soluble in many common solvents. Sulphur can also vary in color and blackens upon boiling due to carbonaceous impurities. Even as little as 0.05% of carbonaceous matter darkens Sulphur significantly.
3.2.4 THALAGAM
IUPAC Name: Arsenic trisulfide
Other names
Arsenic(III) sulphide, Orpiment, Sulphuret of arsenic
General Description: A yellow or red crystalline solid or powder. Combustible. Insoluble in water. Toxic by inhalation (dust) and ingestion.
Air & Water Reactions: Insoluble in
Purpose: To identify the mystery powder based on its physical and chemical properties, comparing them to the five substances and which one matches. The chemical reactions with water, universal indicator, vinegar and Iodine solution are then analyzed and matched with each other to determine the mystery powder.
The physical properties of sulfur are a bright yellow powder. When it is burned you will see a clear blue flame and it has a strong odor. Sulfur has a melting point of 239.38 degrees Fahrenheit, a boiling point of 832.28 degrees Fahrenheit, and the density is 2.67 g/cm. Sulfur has sixteen electrons, protons, and neutrons. When sulfur reacts with the air it produces a gaseous dioxide. It does not react with water under normal circumstances. Sulfur reacts with halogens when it is heated. Sulfur makes up almost 3 percent of the Earth’s mass. At
This element when becoming an isotope can become radioactive due to its high activity as a metal. In its natural state it is a soft metal and it has a shiny “ wax “ like silver/white color to it, it is so soft that a knife could cut through it without a problem.
These chapters are the conclusion of the book. The authors explore Sully’s life after everything went down and settled. Sully begins to receive letters from people all around the United States that either just heard about the incident and wanted to say thank you or who had received some type of impact from the landing. Afterwards, the authors go into somewhat detail about Sully’s post-traumatic stress and how he was only able to sleep for only a few hours at a time. He would go through times of confusion and would begin to question if what he did was the correct thing and would wonder if he could have done anything that didn’t put lives at risk as much. His wife, Lorrie, was and always will be there to reassure him that what he did was brave
Sulfur dioxide is a colorless gas which with a pungent odor. It will become liquid form when under pressure (heat) and will dissolves in water very fast or easily. The primary sources of sulfur dioxide are comes mainly from some activities such as burning of fossil fuel to provide electric power, process of making steel, coal-burning and others. However, it can also be released from the natural volcanic activity or volcanic eruption to the air. This gaseous can easily pose a threat to the living things such as human, animal and plant.
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The sulfur dioxide in environment mainly mainly comes from the direct combustion of fossil fuels including coal, petroleum, and so on. Meanwhile, the combustion of fossil fuels were the main sources of the sulfur dioxide in atmosphere. Generally speaking, the content of sulfur in cola was around 3%~5%. Unde the high temperature, most of the sulfur in fuels would be decomposed through being affected by the heat, and then the sulfur was oxidized to the sulfur dioxide, being released into the atmosphere. Based on data, billion of tones of fossil fuels were consumed in the world every year. These fossil fuels were burnt for electrical energy and heat thermal energy, but the sulfur content was oxidized to the sul...
Mrs. Frances Cavallo will celebrate her 83 birthday in September of 2016. She lives in her home in Greensburg, PA. She was married to husband, Tony who passed away in November of 2015. Mrs. Cavallo comes from a big family and herself has 4 children; 3 sons, Tom, Tony and Mike, and daughter, Patty. Mrs. Cavallo in past years loved to go camping and now enjoys watching movies and dramas on TV and loves to shop and visit with family.
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Water is a good solvent and picks up impurities easily. Pure water -- tasteless, colourless, and odourless -- is often called the universal solvent. Dissolved solids" refer to any minerals, salts, metals, cations or anions dissolved in water. Total dissolved solids (TDS) comprise inorganic salts (principally calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, bicarbonates, chlorides, and sulphates) and some small amounts of organic matter that are dissolved in water. TDS in drinking-water originate from natural sources, sewage, urban run-off, industrial wastewater, and chemicals used in the water treatment process, and the nature of the piping or hardware used to convey the water, i.e., the plumbing. In the United States, elevated TDS has been due to natural environmental features such as mineral springs, carbonate deposits, salt deposits, and sea water intrusion, but other sources may include: salts used for road de-icing, anti-skid materials, drinking water treatment chemicals, storm-water, and agricultural runoff, and point/non-point wastewater discharges. In general, the total dissolved solids concentration is the sum of the cations (positively charged) and anions (negatively charged) ions in the water. Therefore, the total dissolved solids test provides a qualitative measure of the
Previously mentioned there are two main ways of extracting sulfur; one being the Frasch process and the other being through natural gas. The Frasch process is the most common technique that industries use to extract sulfur. It is the safest, most reliable, and most accurate method to retrieve sulfur. The history behind the Frasch process goes ba...
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CNG is made up of one carbon atoms and four hydrogen atoms. It is a non-polar atom and has a tetrahedral s...