Friday, February 5, 2010

True or false: the primary use of sulfur is in the manufacturing of explosives?

False. Primary use is to produce sulfuric acid which is mostly used to extract phosphate to prepare fertilizer.


Production of explosives is a minor use in term of % of usage of sulfur, in comparison.True or false: the primary use of sulfur is in the manufacturing of explosives?
False.Sulphur has been and still is used to make a number of medical products.However the chinese used Sulphur as early as the 3rd century,as an ingredient in Gunpowder.True or false: the primary use of sulfur is in the manufacturing of explosives?
True.


Many years ago,our cargo ship went to Taiwan with a ship load of sulfur. I heard that it was for manufacturing of explosive.

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