Strontium sulfide

Strontium sulfide[1]
Names
Other names
Strontium monosulfide
C.I. 77847
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/S.Sr
  • S=[Sr]
Properties
SrS
Molar mass 119.68 g/mol
Appearance white solid (spoiled samples are colored)
Odor none (degraded samples smell of hydrogen sulfide)
Density 3.70 g/cm3
Melting point 2,002 °C (3,636 °F; 2,275 K)
slightly soluble
Solubility in acids decomposes
2.107
Structure
Halite (cubic), cF8
Fm3m, No. 225
Octahedral (Sr2+); octahedral (S2−)
Hazards
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Other anions
 Strontium oxide
Other cations
 Magnesium sulfide
Calcium sulfide
Barium sulfide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Strontium sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula SrS. It is a white solid. The compound is an intermediate in the conversion of strontium sulfate, the main strontium ore called celestite (or, more correctly, celestine), to other more useful compounds.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Strontium sulfide, cameochemicals.noaa.gov
  2. ^ J. Paul MacMillan, Jai Won Park, Rolf Gerstenberg, Heinz Wagner, Karl Köhler, Peter Wallbrecht “Strontium and Strontium Compounds” in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a25_321.
  3. ^ "Celestine".
  4. ^ "List of Minerals". 21 March 2011.