The Turkish Straits (made up of the Straits of Bosphorus and the Dardanelles) and the Sea of Marmara also mark the border between the continents of Europe and Asia. Most of Turkey (97%) is located in Asia. Most of the people in Turkey are Muslims, and the country's official language is Turkish. The Turks first migrated to the area in the 11th century. Beginning in the 13th century, the entire area was part of the vast Ottoman Empire, which finally collapsed after being defeated in World War I.
Sulfur: compounds information This section lists some binary compounds with halogens (known as halides), oxygen (known as oxides), hydrogen (known as hydrides), and some other compounds of sulfur. For each compound, a formal oxidation number for sulfur is given, but the usefulness of this number is limited for p-block elements in particular.
Sulfur or sulphur (see spelling differences) is a chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S 8.Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature.lemental sulfur occurs naturally as the element (native sulfur), but most commonly occurs in combined forms as sulfide and sulfate minerals. Being abundant in native form, sulfur was known in ancient times, being mentioned for its uses in ancient India, ancient Greece, China, and Egypt.