Sulphur

dolphinscales · Post by **dolphinscales** » 11 May 2007, 10:52

Ok one of teh kdis has asked me a question and i have no idea where to go for an answer besides ring a chemcial place and look like monkey ... and as you people have seen me as a monkey already i will ask you Knowledgeable peoples .....

What if any isthe difference between flowers of sulphur and sulphur flour ?
I am aware it is to deal with gunpowder - Legitimate question and if nothing else I want to know.

Post by **Labbie** » 11 May 2007, 13:39

From the Appendix D CSIS book, Sulfur Powder, Sulfur Flowers, are all the same item. Page 241. It's light like a flour so perhaps that is why it got its name.

Regards

Post by **Robb** » 11 May 2007, 19:21

Hi dolphinscales and pommy,

The difference between Flowers of Sulfur and Sulfur is what pommy has described, but to refined the answer even more, Sulfur Flour is a more house hold name for Powdered Sulfur. Since "Elemental" Sulfur is really clumpy and is often large in their size.

Hence why the term flour is used to just simply refer to the powdered form.

A justified and very interesting question though!!

Hope this helps out,

Cheers,

Robb.....