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What are uses of sulfur?

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It is used in black gunpowder, rubber vulcanization, the manufacture of insecticides and pharmaceuticals, and in the preparation of sulfur compounds such as hydrogen sulfide and sulfuric acid. Atomic number 16; atomic weight 32.066; melting point (rhombic) 112.8°C, (monoclinic) 119.0°C; boiling point 444.6°C; specific gravity (rhombic) 2.07, (monoclinic) 1.957; valence 2, 4, 6.

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combine it with calcium carbonate to make gypsum plaster
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It has a wide variety of uses in the vulcanization of rubber, the production of synthetics, detergents, explosives and other products.
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