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==Key Stage 3==
[[File:SulphurSymbol1.png|right|300px|thumb|The [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] for [[Sulphur]].]]
[[File:S-32_WK.PNG|right|200px|thumb|A 2 dimensional representation of a [[Sulphur]] [[atom]] with 16 [[proton]]s and 16 [[neutron]]s in the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] and 16 [[electron]]s orbiting the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]].]]
===Meaning===
[[Sulphur]] is a [[Group 6]] [[non-metal]] [[element]], on the [[Periodic Table]], with an [[Atomic Number|atomic number]] of 16.
==Key Stage 4==
[[File:SKS4.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] for [[Sulphur]].]]
[[File:S-32_WK.PNG|right|200px|thumb|A 2 dimensional representation of the [[Bohr Model]] of a [[Sulphur]]-32 [[isotope]] with 16 [[proton]]s and 16 [[neutron]]s in the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] and 2 [[electron]]s in the first [[Electron Orbital|shell]], 8 in the second and 6 in the [[Outer Shell|outer shell]].]]
===Meaning===
[[Sulphur]] is a [[Group 6]] [[non-metal]] [[element]], on the [[Periodic Table]], with 16 [[proton]]s in the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]].
====Molecular Structure====
: The [[Chemical Formula|chemical formula]] for an [[Sulphur]] [[molecule]] is [[Sulphur|S<sub>8</sub>]].
: [[Sulphur]] forms a [[Covalent Bond|covalent bondbonds]] with another other [[Sulphur]] [[atom]] s to produce a [[Simple Covalent Molecule|simple covalent molecule]]made of 8 [[Sulphur]] [[atom]]s.
====Atomic Structure====
: The most common [[Stable Isotope|stable isotope]] of [[Sulphur]] has 16 [[neutron]]s in its [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] giving it an [[Relative Atomic Mass|atomic mass]] of 32.