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| IUPAC name
Lithium hydrosulfide
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Lithium sulfide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.032.013 |
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| Properties | |
| Li2S | |
| Molar mass | 45.95 g/mol |
| Appearance | white solid |
| Density | 1.67 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 938 °C (1,720 °F; 1,211 K) |
| Boiling point | 1,372 °C (2,502 °F; 1,645 K) |
| decomposes to LiOH and H2S | |
| Solubility | very soluble in ethanol |
| Structure | |
| Antifluorite (cubic), cF12 | |
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| Tetrahedral (Li+); cubic (S2−) | |
| Thermochemistry | |
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
63 J/mol K |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
-9.401 kJ/g or -447 kJ/mol |
| Hazards | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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240 mg/kg (oral, rat)[1] |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS |
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Other anions
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Lithium oxide Lithium selenide Lithium telluride Lithium polonide |
Other cations
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Sodium sulfide Potassium sulfide Rubidium sulfide Caesium sulfide |
Related compounds
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Lithium hydrosulfide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lithium sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula Li2S. It crystallizes in the antifluorite motif, described as the salt (Li+)2S2−. It forms a solid yellow-white deliquescent powder. In air, it easily hydrolyses to release foul smelling hydrogen sulfide gas.[2]
- ^ https://chem.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/rn/12136-58-2 [dead link]
- ^ Greenwood, N. N.; & Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd Edn.), Oxford:Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-3365-4.