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Heating sulfur (yellow form, S8) gives initially a red liquid which solidifies as a rubbery mass. This is termed plasic sulfur. This slowly reverts back to the yellow form. These changes are considered to be physical changes although the molecular form changes (it is still sulfur) from S8 to a metastable polymeric plastic sulfur. There is often ignition of the sulfur - to form sulfur dioxide this is most definitely a chemical change.

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