| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
Iron(III) sulfide
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| Other names
Iron sesquisulfide
Ferric sulfide Diiron trisulfide | |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| Fe2S3 | |
| Molar mass | 207.90 g/mol [1] |
| Appearance | yellow-green [1] |
| Density | 4.3 g/cm3 [1] |
| Melting point | decomposition [1] |
| 0.0062g/L[1] | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Iron(III) sulfide, also known as ferric sulfide or sesquisulfide (Fe
2S
3), is one of the several binary iron sulfides. It is a solid, black powder that degrades at ambient temperature.[2]
- ^ a b c d e Charles D. Hodgman, Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (1961), p.590
- ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 1081. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.