...and why is it so scary?
2007-02-18 15:22:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sulphur because it smells foul.
2007-02-18 15:26:54 · answer #1 · answered by Stag S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Name, Symbol, Number sulfur, S, 16
Chemical series nonmetals
Group, Period, Block 16, 3, p
Appearance lemon yellow
Atomic mass 32.065(5) g·mol−1
Electron configuration [Ne] 3s2 3p4
Electrons per shell 2, 8, 6
Scary, burn it and you will know
2007-02-18 15:26:53 · answer #2 · answered by Shruti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brimstone is the name given by alchemist of old to sulfer.
2007-02-18 19:04:13 · answer #3 · answered by gotherunereadings 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means sulfur. Hell's supposed to smell like it. Smells like eggs, it does. I can think of a lot more scary smells than eggs, but hey, I didn't write the bible.
2007-02-18 15:25:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old name for Sulfur. It is spelt with a F not a PH even though I'm British - the IUPAC made a ruling on it a few years ago.
Hell stinks! lol
2007-02-18 15:25:02 · answer #5 · answered by Serpent 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A revenge fantasy, nothing more.
Kinda like the Boogie Man.
2007-02-18 15:25:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbrimstone.html
The Straight Dope Mailbag: The Straight Dope Mailbag: What's up with "fire and brimstone"? What's brimstone?
2007-02-18 15:31:34 · answer #7 · answered by blaize 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sulphur.
2007-02-18 15:30:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's sulfur, and I suppose it's scary because there's supposed to be a lot of it in Hell.
2007-02-18 15:25:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's heavy and it burns and it stinks. That's pretty scary, if it's hurtling at you at 50 mph.
2007-02-18 15:25:04 · answer #10 · answered by E D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋