Where is Sulfur found?

Sulfur is in these product groups: garden and pest control.

The reported LD50 of Sulfur is 2,000 mg/kg (rabbit, dermal). An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person. Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Flammable and Irritant.

What kind of molecule is Sulfur?

Sulfur has the formula S and a molecular weight of 32.07 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group.

What else is Sulfur called?

Sulfur is also called brimstone.

Sulfur

S32.07 g/mol Calculated

Also called brimstone.

The yellow element of matchheads, gunpowder and the smell of struck matches, and the atom that lets proteins staple themselves into shape. Element 16.

Sources and notes

The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit

Where you encounter it

A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product. Sulfur on our curated lists.

Household

Garden and pest controlAdded by the maker

Sources and notes

Our curated lists and their amountsfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach amount is an editorial figure from our food and drink lists, not a measurement of any one product.
How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula: S
Molecular weight: 32.07 g/mol

Measured LD50, HSDB via PubChem

2,000 mg/kg pure sulfur, rabbit, on the skin

An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person.

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChem

Danger Flammable pictogram (GHS02) and Irritant pictogram (GHS07); hazard statements H228, H315

Groups it belongs to

Category: Element & material
Family: Chemical elements
Product lists: Garden and pest control
Elements: Sulfur
Hazard classes: Flammable, Irritant, GHS Danger
Size: Under 100 g/mol

SMILES[S]

PubChem CID 5362487 · Wikidata Q682 · InChIKey NINIDFKCEFEMDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed 2026-11-09

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Questions

What is Sulfur?: The yellow element of matchheads, gunpowder and the smell of struck matches, and the atom that lets proteins staple themselves into shape. Element 16.
Where is Sulfur found?: Sulfur is in these product groups: garden and pest control. from source
How toxic is Sulfur?: The reported LD50 of Sulfur is 2,000 mg/kg (rabbit, dermal). An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person. Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Flammable and Irritant. from sourcefrom source
What kind of molecule is Sulfur?: Sulfur has the formula S and a molecular weight of 32.07 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
What else is Sulfur called?: Sulfur is also called brimstone. from source

Sources and notes

Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
LD50from sourceHSDB via PubChem
Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
Safe Work Australiafrom sourceAttributionSource: Safe Work Australia, Hazardous Chemical Information System, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0.
Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09