* Electron Configuration: Sulfur has an atomic number of 16, meaning it has 16 electrons. Its electron configuration is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴.

* Orbitals: Each energy level (n) contains a specific number of sublevels (s, p, d, f).

* n = 1: Has 1 sublevel (s) with 1 orbital (1s).

* n = 2: Has 2 sublevels (s, p) with a total of 4 orbitals (2s, 2px, 2py, 2pz).

* n = 3: Has 3 sublevels (s, p, d) with a total of 9 orbitals (3s, 3px, 3py, 3pz, 3dxy, 3dxz, 3dyz, 3dx²-y², 3dz²). (Sulfur only uses the s and p sublevels in this level).

Therefore, sulfur has a total of 1 + 4 + 4 = 9 orbitals.