I-Sulphur ligaqa eliqanda ngombala neli- nonmetal. I-ethe-ethe ke le sulphur (ikroboka lula) kwaye ibubukhazikhazi be-crystalline. Itsha lula, itsho ikhuphe impongo yomsi we-sulphur dioxide oyityhefu. Inevumba elingacacanga. Ukuba iye yanyityilikiswa yaza yaboliswa ngokukhawuleza, yenza into efana ne-rubber ye-sulphur ebizwa ngokuba y""i-plastic sulfur"". Izakuya isiya iphindela kwela bala layo liqanda ibe yinto ekroboka lula. Ayinyibiliki emanzini. Ivumba elaziwa ngokuba y""i-sulfur"" livela kwi-hydrogen sulfide nakwezinye iikhemikhali ezifana kwanazo. Ezi sulfides zenzeka xa izinto zibola ngaphandle komoya.