Difference between revisions of "Arsenic trisulfide"

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|  Reference = <ref>{{RubberBible62nd|page=B-80}}.</ref>
 
|  Formula = As<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>
 
|  Formula = As<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>
 
|  MolarMass = 246.04 g mol<sup>−1</sup>
 
|  MolarMass = 246.04 g mol<sup>−1</sup>
 
|  Appearance = orange solid
 
|  Appearance = orange solid
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|  Density = 3.43 g cm<sup>−3</sup>
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|  MeltingPt = 300 °C
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|  BoilingPt = 707 °C
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|  Solubility = insoluble
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|  Reference = <ref>{{citation | last1 = Mullen | first1 = D. J. E. | last2 = Nowacki | first2 = W | journal = Z. Kristallogr. | volume = 136 | year = 1972 | pages = 48–65 | title = Refinement of the crystal structures of realgar, AsS, and orpiment, As<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>}}.</ref>
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|  SpaceGroup = P2<sub>1</sub>/''n''
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|  LatticeConst_a = 1149 pm
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|  LatticeConst_b = 959 pm
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|  LatticeConst_c = 425 pm
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|  LatticeConst_beta = 90.45°
 
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|  OtherAnions = [[Arsenic trioxide]]
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|  OtherAnions = [[Arsenic trioxide]]<br/>[[Arsenic triselenide]]
 
|  OtherCations = [[Phosphorus trisulfide]]<br/>[[Antimony trisulfide]]<br/>[[Bismuth sulfide]]
 
|  OtherCations = [[Phosphorus trisulfide]]<br/>[[Antimony trisulfide]]<br/>[[Bismuth sulfide]]
 
|  OtherCpds = [[Tetraarsenic tetrasulfide]]
 
|  OtherCpds = [[Tetraarsenic tetrasulfide]]
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'''Arsenic trisulfide''' is the commonest [[sulfide]] of [[arsenic]]. It occurs naturally as the mineral [[orpiment]], which was an important yellow-orange pigment.
 
'''Arsenic trisulfide''' is the commonest [[sulfide]] of [[arsenic]]. It occurs naturally as the mineral [[orpiment]], which was an important yellow-orange pigment.
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In the solid state, arsenic trisulfide has a layer structure analogous to that of [[arsenic trioxide]].<ref>{{Greenwood&Earnshaw1st|pages=674–77}}.</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 12:09, 23 December 2010

Arsenic trisulfide
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/As2S3/c3-1-5-2-4
Standard InChI InChI=1S/As2S3/c3-1-5-2-4
CAS number [1303-33-9]
ChemSpider 3307799
Properties[1]
Chemical formula As2S3
Molar mass 246.04 g mol−1
Appearance orange solid
Density 3.43 g cm−3
Melting point

300 °C

Boiling point

707 °C

Solubility in water insoluble
Structure[2]
Space group P21/n
Hazards[3]
EU index number 033-002-00-5
GHS pictograms Acute Tox. 3Aquatic Acute 1, Aquatic Chronic 1
GHS signal word DANGER
GHS hazard statements H300, H331, H400, H411
Related compounds
Other anions Arsenic trioxide
Arsenic triselenide
Other cations Phosphorus trisulfide
Antimony trisulfide
Bismuth sulfide
Other compounds Tetraarsenic tetrasulfide
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Arsenic trisulfide is the commonest sulfide of arsenic. It occurs naturally as the mineral orpiment, which was an important yellow-orange pigment.

In the solid state, arsenic trisulfide has a layer structure analogous to that of arsenic trioxide.[4]

References

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-80. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.
  2. Mullen, D. J. E.; Nowacki, W Refinement of the crystal structures of realgar, AsS, and orpiment, As2S3. Z. Kristallogr. 1972, 136, 48–65.
  3. Index no. 033-002-00-5 of Annex VI, Part 3, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. OJEU L353, 31.12.2008, pp 1–1355 at p 427.
  4. Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, A. Chemistry of the Elements; Pergamon: Oxford, 1984; pp 674–77. ISBN 0-08-022057-6.

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