Question

What is the difference between Sulphur and Sulphide?

Answer 1

Sulphur	Sulphide
Sulphur is a chemical element present in the periodic table.	Sulphide is the compound made up of Sulphur and metal or Sulphur with an electropositive element.
Sulphur is denoted by the symbol “S”	Sulphide is denoted by the symbol $S^{2-}$
Sulphur is used directly in our food, batteries, detergents, gun powder, lamp oil, fireworks, manufacturing fertilizers, etc.	Sulphide is used in dyes, Kraft paper, Crude petroleum process, treating the metal pollution etc.
Example of the compounds formed by Sulphur is Sulphur dioxide$\left({\mathrm{SO}}_2\right)$, Sulphur trioxide$\mathbf{\left(}{\mathbf{SO}}_{\mathbf{2}}\mathbf{\right)}$, etc.	Example of the compounds formed by Sulphide is Hydrogen sulphide$\mathbf{\left(}{\mathbf{H}}_{\mathbf{2}}\mathbf{S}\mathbf{\right)}$, Iron sulphide$\left(\mathrm{FeS}\right)$, Cadmium sulphide$\left(\mathrm{CdS}\right)$, etc.