Bismuth(III) sulfide

Bismuth(III) sulfide
Names
IUPAC name
Bismuth(III) sulfide
Other names
Bismuth sulfide
Dibismuth trisulfide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 215-716-0
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2Bi.3S/q2*+3;3*-2 checkY
    Key: YNRGZHRFBQOYPP-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/2Bi.3S/q2*+3;3*-2
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  • [BiH3+3].[BiH3+3].[S-2].[S-2].[S-2]
Properties
Bi2S3
Molar mass 514.14 g·mol−1
Appearance brown powder
Density 6.78 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 850 ˚C[1]
insoluble
Solubility soluble in acids
-123.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Irritant
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Other anions
 Bismuth(III) oxide
Bismuth selenide
Bismuth telluride
Other cations
 Arsenic trisulfide
Antimony trisulfide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Bismuth(III) sulfide (Bi2S3) is a chemical compound of bismuth and sulfur. It occurs in nature as the mineral bismuthinite.

  1. ^ a b Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.