A yellow solid is used in many medicines & as a fungicide to kill harmful fungi. The yellow substance is

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-A yellow solid is used in many medicines & as a fungicide to kill harmful fungi. The yellow substance is Sulphur.
-​Sulphur is the best known for its effectiveness against powdery mildew of many plants, but also effective against certain rusts, leaf blights and fruit diseases.
-Sulphur fungicides emit sufficient vapour to prevent the growth of the fungal spores at a distance from the area of deposition.
-This is an added advantage in sulphur fungicides as compared to other fungitoxicants.
-Sulphur
-The atomic number is 16 with Group 16 and block p.
-It is an odorless, tasteless, light yellow solid.
-It is a non-metal and is readily available at room temperature as a bright yellow crystalline solid.
-It is a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
-It is insoluble in water but soluble in carbon disulphide and toluene (methyl benzene).
-It appears in a number of different allotropic modifications: rhombic, monoclinic, polymeric, and others
-It reacts with all metals except gold and platinum, forming sulfides; it also forms compounds with several nonmetallic elements.
-It is infamous for its smell, frequently compare to rotten eggs.