Periodic Table Element Comparison: Compare Elements - Hydrogen vs Sulfur

Compare Hydrogen and Sulfur 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 Hydrogen vs Sulfur with most reliable information about their properties, attributes, facts, uses etc. You can compare H vs S on more than 90 properties like electronegativity , oxidation state, atomic shells, orbital structure, Electronaffinity, physical states, electrical conductivity and many more. Hydrogen and Sulfur comparison table on more than 90 properties.

Name	Hydrogen	Sulfur
Atomic Number	1	16
Atomic Symbol	H	S
Atomic Weight	1.00794	32.065
Phase at STP	Gas	Solid
Color	Colorless	Yellow
Metallic Classification	Other Nonmetal	Other Nonmetal
Group in Periodic Table	group 1	group 16
Group Name	lithium family	oxygen family
Period in Periodic Table	period 1	period 3
Block in Periodic Table	s -block	p -block
Electronic Configuration	1s1	[Ne] 3s2 3p4
Electronic Shell Structure (Electrons per shell)	1	2, 8, 6
Melting Point	14.01 K	388.36 K
Boiling Point	20.28 K	717.87 K
CAS Number	CAS1333-74-0	CAS7704-34-9
Neighborhood Elements	Neighborhood Elements of Hydrogen	Neighborhood Elements of Sulfur

Parameter	Hydrogen	Sulfur
History	The element Hydrogen was discovered by H. Cavendish in year 1766 in United Kingdom. Hydrogen derived its name from the Greek elements hydro- and -gen meaning 'water-forming'.	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	H. Cavendish (1766)	Chinese/Indians (Before 2000 BCE)
Isolated	Paracelsus (1500)	()

Property	Hydrogen	Sulfur
Abundance in Universe	750000000 / 930000000	500000 / 20000
Abundance in Sun	750000000 / 930000000	400000 / 10000
Abundance in Meteorites	24000000 / 170000000	41000000 / 22000000
Abundance in Earth's Crust	1500000 / 31000000	420000 / 270000
Abundance in Oceans	107800000 / 662000000	928000 / 179000
Abundance in Humans	100000000 / 620000000	2000000 / 390000

Property	Hydrogen	Sulfur
Atomic Volume	22.4135 cm3/mol	15.53 cm3/mol
Atomic Radius	53 pm	88 pm
Covalent Radius	37 pm	102 pm
Van der Waals Radius	120 pm	180 pm
Atomic Spectrum - Spectral Lines
Emission Spectrum
Absorption Spectrum
Lattice Constant	470, 470, 340 pm	1043.7, 1284.5, 2436.9 pm
Lattice Angle	π/2, π/2, 2 π/3	π/2, π/2, π/2
Space Group Name	P63/mmc	Fddd
Space Group Number	194	70
Crystal Structure	Simple Hexagonal	Face Centered Orthorhombic

Property	Hydrogen	Sulfur
Atomic Number	1	16
Number of Electrons (with no charge)	1	16
Number of Protons	1	16
Mass Number	1.00794	32.065
Number of Neutrons	0	16
Shell structure (Electrons per energy level)	1	2, 8, 6
Electron Configuration	1s1	[Ne] 3s2 3p4
Valence Electrons	1s1	3s2 3p4
Oxidation State	-1, 1	-2, 2, 4, 6
Atomic Term Symbol (Quantum Numbers)	2S1/2	3P2
Shell structure

Parameter	Hydrogen	Sulfur
Known Isotopes	1H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 7H	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: 1H, 2H	Naturally occurring stable isotopes: 32S, 33S, 34S, 36S
Neutron Cross Section	0.332	0.52
Neutron Mass Absorption	0.011	0.00055

Property	Hydrogen	Sulfur
Valence or Valency	1	6
Electronegativity	2.2 Pauling Scale	2.58 Pauling Scale
Electron Affinity	72.8 kJ/mol	200 kJ/mol
Ionization Energies	1st: 1312 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	Hydrogen	Sulfur
Density	0.0000899 g/cm3	1.96 g/cm3
Molar Volume	22.4135 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	0.1805 W/(m K)	0.205 W/(m K)
Thermal Expansion	-	-
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Type	Diamagnetic	Diamagnetic
Curie Point	-	-
Mass Magnetic Susceptibility	-2.48e-8 m3/kg	-6.2e-9 m3/kg
Molar Magnetic Susceptibility	-4.999e-11 m3/mol	-1.99e-10 m3/mol
Volume Magnetic Susceptibility	-2.23e-9	-0.0000122
Optical Properties
Refractive Index	1.000132	1.001111
Acoustic Properties
Speed of Sound	1270 m/s	-

Parameter	Hydrogen	Sulfur
CAS Number	CAS1333-74-0	CAS7704-34-9
RTECS Number	RTECSMW8900000	{RTECSWS4250000, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A}
DOT Hazard Class	2.1	4.1
DOT Numbers	1966	1350
EU Number	-	-
NFPA Fire Rating	4	-
NFPA Health Rating	3	-
NFPA Reactivity Rating	0	-
NFPA Hazards	-	-
AutoIgnition Point	535.5 °C	-
Flashpoint	-18 °C	-

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