| Tecken | S |
| Atomnummer | 16 |
| Grupp | 16 (Syregruppen) |
| Period | 3 |
| Block | p |
| Ämnesklass | Icke-metall |
| Utseende | Lemon yellow sintered microcrystals |
| Färg | Gul |
| Antal protoner | 16 p+ |
| Antal neutroner | 16 n0 |
| Antal elektroner | 16 e- |
| Fas vid STP | Fast |
| Densitet | 2.07 g/cm3 |
| Relativ atommassa | 32.059 u |
| Smältpunkt | 388.36 K 115.21 °C 239.378 °F |
| Kokpunkt | 717.8 K 444.65 °C 832.37 °F |
| Ångbildningsvärme | 10 kJ/mol |
| Elektronegativitet (Paulingskalan) | 2.58 |
| Elektronaffinitet | 200.41 kJ/mol |
| Oxidationstal | −2, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6 (a strongly acidic oxide) |
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| Upptäckt | Middle East (2000 f.Kr.) |
| Recognized as an element by | Antoine Lavoisier (1777) |
Upptäckten av svavel First used at least 4,000 years ago. According to the Ebers Papyrus, a sulfur ointment was used in ancient Egypt to treat granular eyelids. Designated as one of the two elements of which all metals are composed in the sulfur-mercury theory of metals, first described in pseudo-Apollonius of Tyana's Sirr al-khaliqa ('Secret of Creation') and in the works attributed to Jabir ibn Hayyan (both 8th or 9th century). Designated as a univeral element (one of the tria prima) by Paracelsus in the early 16th century. Recognized as an element by Antoine Lavoisier in 1777. | |