Answer to Question #241882 in General Chemistry for kooka

Question

is sulfur soluble in water

Answer 1

Sulfur is insoluble in water but soluble in carbon disulfide and, to a lesser extent, in other nonpolar organic solvents, such as benzene and toluene. The first and the second ionization energies of sulfur are 999.6 and 2252 kJ/mol, respectively.