Sulfur

Properties of sulfur atoms

The electron affinity of sulfur is 200  kJ mol^-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of sulfur.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with sulfur in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Ne].3s².3p⁴
• Shell structure:  2.8.6
• Term symbol:   ³P₂

A schematic representation of the shell structure of sulfur - not what the atom of sulfur "looks like".

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