Caesium sulfide

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Caesium sulfide
cesium sulfide
cesium sulfide
Names
IUPAC name
Caesium sulfide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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Properties
Cs2S
Molar mass 297.876 g/mol
Appearance White crystal
Density 4.19 g·cm−3[1]
Melting point 480 °C[2]
Hydrolyzes to form caesium bisulfide[3]
Solubility in ethanol and glycerol Soluble
Structure
cubic, anti-fluorite
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
toxic
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H314, H400
P260, P264, P273, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P391, P405, P501
Related compounds
Other anions
Caesium oxide
Caesium selenide
Caesium telluride
Caesium polonide
Other cations
Lithium sulfide
Sodium sulfide
Potassium sulfide
Rubidium sulfide
Francium sulfide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Caesium sulfide is an inorganic salt with a chemical formula Cs2S. It is a strong alkali in aqueous solution. In the air, caesium sulfide emits rotten egg smelling hydrogen sulfide.

Production

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Similar to sodium sulfide, anhydrous caesium sulfide can be produced by reacting caesium and sulfur in THF. It needs ammonia or naphthalene to react.[4]

2 Cs + S → Cs2S

By dissolving hydrogen sulfide into caesium hydroxide solution, it will produce caesium bisulfide, then it will produce caesium sulfide too.[5][6]

CsOH + H2S → CsHS + H2O
CsHS + CsOH → Cs2S + H2O

References

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  1. ^ Sommer, Helmut; Hoppe, Rudolf. The crystal structure of cesium sulfide and a remark about cesium selenide, cesium telluride, rubidium selenide, and rubidium telluride (in German). Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 1977. 429: 118-30. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Dale L. Perry, Sidney L. Phillips: Handbook of inorganic compounds. CRC Press, 1995, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., S. 336 ([1], p. 336, at Google Books).
  3. ^ Jean D'Ans, Ellen Lax: Taschenbuch für Chemiker und Physiker. 3. Elemente, anorganische Verbindungen und Materialien, Minerale, Band 3. 4. Auflage, Springer, 1997, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., S. 692 ([2], p. 692, at Google Books).
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  6. ^ R. Abegg, F. Auerbach: 'Handbuch der anorganischen Chemie'. Verlag S. Hirzel, Bd. 2, 1908. S. 430.Volltext