Periodic Table Element Comparison: Compare Elements - Neon vs Sulfur

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Name	Neon	Sulfur
Atomic Number	10	16
Atomic Symbol	Ne	S
Atomic Weight	20.1797	32.065
Phase at STP	Gas	Solid
Color	Colorless	Yellow
Metallic Classification	Noble Gas	Other Nonmetal
Group in Periodic Table	group 18	group 16
Group Name	helium family or neon family	oxygen family
Period in Periodic Table	period 2	period 3
Block in Periodic Table	p -block	p -block
Electronic Configuration	[He] 2s2 2p6	[Ne] 3s2 3p4
Electronic Shell Structure (Electrons per shell)	2, 8	2, 8, 6
Melting Point	24.56 K	388.36 K
Boiling Point	27.07 K	717.87 K
CAS Number	CAS7440-01-9	CAS7704-34-9
Neighborhood Elements	Neighborhood Elements of Neon	Neighborhood Elements of Sulfur

Parameter	Neon	Sulfur
History	The element Neon was discovered by W. Ramsay and W. Travers in year 1898 in United Kingdom. Neon derived its name from the Greek neos, meaning 'new'.	The element Sulfur was discovered by Chinese/Indians in year Before 2000 BCE. Sulfur derived its name from the Latin word sulphur, 'fire and brimstone'.
Discovery	W. Ramsay and W. Travers (1898)	Chinese/Indians (Before 2000 BCE)
Isolated	W. Ramsay and W. Travers (1898)	()

Property	Neon	Sulfur
Abundance in Universe	1300000 / 80000	500000 / 20000
Abundance in Sun	1000000 / 70000	400000 / 10000
Abundance in Meteorites	- / -	41000000 / 22000000
Abundance in Earth's Crust	3.0 / 3	420000 / 270000
Abundance in Oceans	0.12 / 0.037	928000 / 179000
Abundance in Humans	- / -	2000000 / 390000

Property	Neon	Sulfur
Atomic Volume	22.42 cm3/mol	15.53 cm3/mol
Atomic Radius	38 pm	88 pm
Covalent Radius	69 pm	102 pm
Van der Waals Radius	154 pm	180 pm
Atomic Spectrum - Spectral Lines
Emission Spectrum
Absorption Spectrum
Lattice Constant	442.9, 442.9, 442.9 pm	1043.7, 1284.5, 2436.9 pm
Lattice Angle	π/2, π/2, π/2	π/2, π/2, π/2
Space Group Name	Fm_ 3m	Fddd
Space Group Number	225	70
Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic	Face Centered Orthorhombic

Property	Neon	Sulfur
Atomic Number	10	16
Number of Electrons (with no charge)	10	16
Number of Protons	10	16
Mass Number	20.1797	32.065
Number of Neutrons	10	16
Shell structure (Electrons per energy level)	2, 8	2, 8, 6
Electron Configuration	[He] 2s2 2p6	[Ne] 3s2 3p4
Valence Electrons	2s2 2p6	3s2 3p4
Oxidation State	-	-2, 2, 4, 6
Atomic Term Symbol (Quantum Numbers)	1S0	3P2
Shell structure

Parameter	Neon	Sulfur
Known Isotopes	16Ne, 17Ne, 18Ne, 19Ne, 20Ne, 21Ne, 22Ne, 23Ne, 24Ne, 25Ne, 26Ne, 27Ne, 28Ne, 29Ne, 30Ne, 31Ne, 32Ne, 33Ne, 34Ne	26S, 27S, 28S, 29S, 30S, 31S, 32S, 33S, 34S, 35S, 36S, 37S, 38S, 39S, 40S, 41S, 42S, 43S, 44S, 45S, 46S, 47S, 48S, 49S
Stable Isotopes	Naturally occurring stable isotopes: 20Ne, 21Ne, 22Ne	Naturally occurring stable isotopes: 32S, 33S, 34S, 36S
Neutron Cross Section	0.04	0.52
Neutron Mass Absorption	0.0006	0.00055

Property	Neon	Sulfur
Valence or Valency	0	6
Electronegativity	-	2.58 Pauling Scale
Electron Affinity	0 kJ/mol	200 kJ/mol
Ionization Energies	1st: 2080.7 kJ/mol 2nd: 3952.3 kJ/mol 3rd: 6122 kJ/mol 4th: 9371 kJ/mol 5th: 12177 kJ/mol 6th: 15238 kJ/mol 7th: 19999 kJ/mol 8th: 23069.5 kJ/mol 9th: 115379.5 kJ/mol 10th: 131432 kJ/mol	1st: 999.6 kJ/mol 2nd: 2252 kJ/mol 3rd: 3357 kJ/mol 4th: 4556 kJ/mol 5th: 7004.3 kJ/mol 6th: 8495.8 kJ/mol 7th: 27107 kJ/mol 8th: 31719 kJ/mol 9th: 36621 kJ/mol 10th: 43177 kJ/mol 11th: 48710 kJ/mol 12th: 54460 kJ/mol 13th: 62930 kJ/mol 14th: 68216 kJ/mol 15th: 311048 kJ/mol 16th: 337138 kJ/mol

Property	Neon	Sulfur
Density	0.0009 g/cm3	1.96 g/cm3
Molar Volume	22.42 cm3/mol	15.53 cm3/mol
Elastic Properties
Young Modulus	-	-
Shear Modulus	-	-
Bulk Modulus	-	7.7 GPa
Poisson Ratio	-	-
Hardness - Tests to Measure of Hardness of Element
Mohs Hardness	-	2 MPa
Vickers Hardness	-	-
Brinell Hardness	-	-
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity	-	1e-15 S/m
Resistivity	-	1000000000000000 m Ω
Superconducting Point	-	-
Heat and Conduction Properties
Thermal Conductivity	0.0491 W/(m K)	0.205 W/(m K)
Thermal Expansion	-	-
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Type	Diamagnetic	Diamagnetic
Curie Point	-	-
Mass Magnetic Susceptibility	-4.1e-9 m3/kg	-6.2e-9 m3/kg
Molar Magnetic Susceptibility	-8.27e-11 m3/mol	-1.99e-10 m3/mol
Volume Magnetic Susceptibility	-3.69e-9	-0.0000122
Optical Properties
Refractive Index	1.000067	1.001111
Acoustic Properties
Speed of Sound	936 m/s	-

Parameter	Neon	Sulfur
CAS Number	CAS7440-01-9	CAS7704-34-9
RTECS Number	RTECSQP4450000	{RTECSWS4250000, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A}
DOT Hazard Class	2.2	4.1
DOT Numbers	1913	1350
EU Number	-	-
NFPA Fire Rating	-	-
NFPA Health Rating	-	-
NFPA Reactivity Rating	-	-
NFPA Hazards	-	-
AutoIgnition Point	-	-
Flashpoint	-	-

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Periodic Table Element Comparison: Compare Elements - Neon vs Sulfur

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