ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Sulfur’s main use is in making chemicals for agriculture, mostly for fertilizers. Other uses of sulfur include refining petroleum, metal mining, and the production of organic and inorganic chemicals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sulphur is a common deposition product from volcanic gases associated with realgar, cinnabar and other minerals. It is also found in some vein deposits and as an alteration product of sulphide minerals.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is found in many minerals and ores, e.g., iron pyrites, galena, cinnabar, zinc blende, gypsum, barite, and epsom salts and in mineral springs and other waters. It is found uncombined in some volcanic regions and in large underground deposits in Sicily and in Texas and Louisiana.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sulfur is a macro element, meaning it is one of the most abundant minerals in the human body. It is the third most important mineral in the body, after calcium and phosphorus. The adult body contains approximately 140 mg, predominantly in the form of proteins such as keratin.