what is the symbol origin for sulfur?

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what is the symbol origin for sulfur?

2006-11-15 00:40:32 · 3 answers · asked by emo u 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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the letter S... it stands for sulfur

2006-11-15 00:46:44 · answer #1 · answered by garfyldrox 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

sulfur starts with the letter S, since sulfur was discovered a long long time ago before the other elements that starts with S, the scientists decided that sulfur shd hav the "S" symbol

2006-11-15 08:46:45 · answer #2 · answered by xapao 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It looks like it has always been "S". It goes back to Sanskrit. That means 'old'.

2006-11-15 21:28:23 · answer #3 · answered by teachr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋