Periodic Table Element Comparison: Compare Elements - Sulfur vs Carbon

Compare Sulfur and Carbon on the basis of their properties, attributes and periodic table facts. Compare elements on more than 90 properties. All the elements of similar categories show a lot of similarities and differences in their chemical, atomic, physical properties and uses. These similarities and dissimilarities should be known while we study periodic table elements. You can study the detailed comparison between Sulfur vs Carbon with most reliable information about their properties, attributes, facts, uses etc. You can compare S vs C on more than 90 properties like electronegativity , oxidation state, atomic shells, orbital structure, Electronaffinity, physical states, electrical conductivity and many more. Sulfur and Carbon comparison table on more than 90 properties.

Name	Sulfur	Carbon
Atomic Number	16	6
Atomic Symbol	S	C
Atomic Weight	32.065	12.0107
Phase at STP	Solid	Solid
Color	Yellow	Black
Metallic Classification	Other Nonmetal	Other Nonmetal
Group in Periodic Table	group 16	group 14
Group Name	oxygen family	carbon family
Period in Periodic Table	period 3	period 2
Block in Periodic Table	p -block	p -block
Electronic Configuration	[Ne] 3s2 3p4	[He] 2s2 2p2
Electronic Shell Structure (Electrons per shell)	2, 8, 6	2, 4
Melting Point	388.36 K	3823 K
Boiling Point	717.87 K	4300 K
CAS Number	CAS7704-34-9	CAS7440-44-0
Neighborhood Elements	Neighborhood Elements of Sulfur	Neighborhood Elements of Carbon

Parameter	Sulfur	Carbon
History	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'.	The element Carbon was discovered by Egyptians and Sumerians in year 3750 BCE. Carbon derived its name the Latin word carbo, meaning 'coal'.
Discovery	Chinese/Indians (Before 2000 BCE)	Egyptians and Sumerians (3750 BCE)
Isolated	()	()

Property	Sulfur	Carbon
Abundance in Universe	500000 / 20000	5000000 / 500000
Abundance in Sun	400000 / 10000	3000000 / 300000
Abundance in Meteorites	41000000 / 22000000	15000000 / 18000000
Abundance in Earth's Crust	420000 / 270000	1800000 / 3100000
Abundance in Oceans	928000 / 179000	28000 / 14400
Abundance in Humans	2000000 / 390000	230000000 / 120000000

Property	Sulfur	Carbon
Atomic Volume	15.53 cm3/mol	5.29 cm3/mol
Atomic Radius	88 pm	67 pm
Covalent Radius	102 pm	77 pm
Van der Waals Radius	180 pm	170 pm
Atomic Spectrum - Spectral Lines
Emission Spectrum
Absorption Spectrum
Lattice Constant	1043.7, 1284.5, 2436.9 pm	246.4, 246.4, 671.1 pm
Lattice Angle	π/2, π/2, π/2	π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Space Group Name	Fddd	P63/mmc
Space Group Number	70	194
Crystal Structure	Face Centered Orthorhombic	Simple Hexagonal

Property	Sulfur	Carbon
Atomic Number	16	6
Number of Electrons (with no charge)	16	6
Number of Protons	16	6
Mass Number	32.065	12.0107
Number of Neutrons	16	6
Shell structure (Electrons per energy level)	2, 8, 6	2, 4
Electron Configuration	[Ne] 3s2 3p4	[He] 2s2 2p2
Valence Electrons	3s2 3p4	2s2 2p2
Oxidation State	-2, 2, 4, 6	-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
Atomic Term Symbol (Quantum Numbers)	3P2	3P0
Shell structure

Parameter	Sulfur	Carbon
Known Isotopes	26S, 27S, 28S, 29S, 30S, 31S, 32S, 33S, 34S, 35S, 36S, 37S, 38S, 39S, 40S, 41S, 42S, 43S, 44S, 45S, 46S, 47S, 48S, 49S	8C, 9C, 10C, 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C, 15C, 16C, 17C, 18C, 19C, 20C, 21C, 22C
Stable Isotopes	Naturally occurring stable isotopes: 32S, 33S, 34S, 36S	Naturally occurring stable isotopes: 12C, 13C
Neutron Cross Section	0.52	0.0035
Neutron Mass Absorption	0.00055	0.000015

Property	Sulfur	Carbon
Valence or Valency	6	4
Electronegativity	2.58 Pauling Scale	2.55 Pauling Scale
Electron Affinity	200 kJ/mol	153.9 kJ/mol
Ionization Energies	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	1st: 1086.5 kJ/mol 2nd: 2352.6 kJ/mol 3rd: 4620.5 kJ/mol 4th: 6222.7 kJ/mol 5th: 37831 kJ/mol 6th: 47277 kJ/mol

Property	Sulfur	Carbon
Density	1.96 g/cm3	2.26 g/cm3
Molar Volume	15.53 cm3/mol	5.29 cm3/mol
Elastic Properties
Young Modulus	-	-
Shear Modulus	-	-
Bulk Modulus	7.7 GPa	33 GPa
Poisson Ratio	-	-
Hardness - Tests to Measure of Hardness of Element
Mohs Hardness	2 MPa	0.5 MPa
Vickers Hardness	-	-
Brinell Hardness	-	-
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity	1e-15 S/m	100000 S/m
Resistivity	1000000000000000 m Ω	0.00001 m Ω
Superconducting Point	-	-
Heat and Conduction Properties
Thermal Conductivity	0.205 W/(m K)	140 W/(m K)
Thermal Expansion	-	0.0000071 /K
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Type	Diamagnetic	Diamagnetic
Curie Point	-	-
Mass Magnetic Susceptibility	-6.2e-9 m3/kg	-6.2e-9 m3/kg
Molar Magnetic Susceptibility	-1.99e-10 m3/mol	-7.45e-11 m3/mol
Volume Magnetic Susceptibility	-0.0000122	-0.000014
Optical Properties
Refractive Index	1.001111	2.417
Acoustic Properties
Speed of Sound	-	18350 m/s

Parameter	Sulfur	Carbon
CAS Number	CAS7704-34-9	CAS7440-44-0
RTECS Number	{RTECSWS4250000, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A}	{RTECSHL4158550, RTECSFF5250100, RTECSMD9659600, N/A}
DOT Hazard Class	4.1	4.2
DOT Numbers	1350	1361
EU Number	-	-
NFPA Fire Rating	-	1
NFPA Health Rating	-	0
NFPA Reactivity Rating	-	0
NFPA Hazards	-	-
AutoIgnition Point	-	-
Flashpoint	-	-

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