Sulphur or sulfur?

WebThe original Latin is 'sulpur' which was Hellenised to 'sulphur' while the Romans were on their massive 'everything Greek is awesome' bender and then changed (still in classical Latin, mind) to 'sulfur'. Websulfur in American English. (ˈsʌlfər ) noun. 1. a pale-yellow, nonmetallic chemical element found in crystalline or amorphous form: it burns with a blue flame and a stifling odor and is used in vulcanizing rubber and in making matches, paper, gunpowder, insecticides, sulfuric acid, etc.: symbol, S; at. no., 16. 2. bongani contract

WebSulphur (S) (the American spelling is "sulfur") is a bright yellow element in abundance on earth. In its pure form it is a crystalline but rather powdery solid at normal temperatures. … WebPure sulfuric acid has a specific gravity of 1.830 at 25 °C (77 °F); it freezes at 10.37 °C (50.7 °F). When heated, the pure acid partially decomposes into water and sulfur trioxide; the latter escapes as a vapour until the concentration of the acid falls to 98.3 percent. This mixture of sulfuric acid and water boils at a constant ... http://pd.chem.ucl.ac.uk/pdnn/symm3/sulfur.htm bongani fassie wife