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This peer review discussion has been closed.
Why?

Here's why this article is here. Despite the article failing the B-class criterion, there are sufficient references to prevent a cleanup tag from being inserted. I think that this is a nice article, just waiting for references and some occasional content gaps to be filled.

Important: Check whether the article meets WP:B? during the duration of this review, and update related pages if so.

FREYWA 05:50, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by stone

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--Stone (talk) 10:08, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Natural occurrence
    • The transformation of sulfides to sulfates during weathering when in contact with the oxygen containing atmosphere might be worth mentioning.
  • History
    • The 1840 sulfur conflict between France and Great Britain.--Stone (talk) 10:04, 14 August 2011 (UTC) doi:10.1177/026569149502500201[reply]
  • "Then powdered sulfur is put on top of the sulfur deposit and ignited. As the sulfur burns, the heat melts the sulfur deposits, causing the molten sulfur to flow down the sloping hillside." - sulfur is used to extract sulfur? Bulwersator (talk) 17:59, 15 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by RJH

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  • Several sections lack citations.
  • A number of sections seem too short.
  • These don't quite make sense to me:
  • "...mentioned for its uses in ancient Greece, China and Egypt": I'd use either historical or alphabetical order for this list.
  • Some of the wording seems a little awakward and could benefit from judicious editing:
    • "...with this name still used in several nonscientific terms"
    • "because of the relatively high requirement of plants for it"
    • "with height of the figures caused due to electron orbital transfer"
  • "the radioactive isotopes of sulfur are all short lived" is vague. Perhaps mention the longest-lived unstable isotope as a particular example.\
  • "...is created in extremely large and hot (>2.5×10^9 K) stars". It should state this is the temperature of the fusion region. I've addressed this. RJH (talk)
  • I understand that sulfur is an important component of the Earth's core; about 12% by mass. Likewise for other planets. Hence it is important in computer models of planetary interiors. That could be discussed in the 'Natural occurrence' section.
  • The 'Metal sulfides' section could mention that sulfur is a contaminant that significantly weakens iron and steel; a well known fact in metallurgy and hence the reason for "upgrading" the ores.
  • Why is "The Sicilian process was used in ancient times..." in the 'Modern times' section?\
  • The 'Spelling and etymology' section lacks an origin for the word.[2]
  • "Sulfur is increasingly used as..." is WP:DATED.
  • Since this article discusses notable sulfur compounds, it should have a sentence about mustard gas—an important chemical warfare agent.

Thank you. Regards, RJH (talk)