TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page – – – – – – – – i
Certification – – – – – – – – ii
Dedication – – – – – – – iii
Acknowledgements – – – – – – iv
Table of contents – – – – – – – vi
CHAPTER ONE
- INTRODUCTION – – – – – – 1
CHAPTER TWO
- HISTORY OF SULFUR
- Production of Sulfur
- Chemistry of Sulfur
- Allotropes
- Polycations and polyanions
- Sulfides
- Oxides, Oxoacids and Oxanions
- Halides and oxhalides
- Metal Sulfides
CHAPTER THREE
- Â BIOLOGICAL ROLE OF SULFUR
- Application of Sulfur
- Â Fertilizer
- Fine Chemicals
- Furniture
- Application of Sulfur
CHAPTER FOUR
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
- Summary
- Conclusion
References
CHAPTER ONE
- INTRODUCTION
Sulfur (in British English: sulphur) is a chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant,multivalent and nonmetallic. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with a chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow, crystalline solid at room temperature.