Flammable
Corrosive
Acute toxic
Irritant
Health hazard
Environmental hazard
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Sodium Sulfide is an inorganic compound used primarily in the manufacture of chemicals, water treatment, and in the leather industry.
- Chemical Manufacturing: Used in the production of other chemicals like sodium thiosulfate and sodium hydrosulfide.
- Water Treatment: Applied in water treatment as a reducing agent and to remove heavy metals.
- Leather Industry: Used in the leather tanning process to remove hair from hides.
- Pulp and Paper Industry: Used as a cooking chemical in the kraft process for making paper pulp.
Appearance
Yellow to brown solid
Odor
Characteristic sulfurous odor
Molecular Formula
Na2S
Molecular Weight
78.04 g/mol
Melting Point
1180 °C
Density
1.856 g/cm³
Solubility
Soluble in water
Flash Point
Not applicable
Chemical Stability
Stable under normal conditions, but reacts with water and acids
IUPAC Name
disodium;sulfanide
Молекулалық формула
Na2S
Молекулалық салмақ
78.04 g/mol g/mol
SMILES
[Na+].[Na+].[SH-]
InChIKey
VDQVEACBQKUUSU-UHFFFAOYSA-M
H251 Self-heating; may catch fire
H290 May be corrosive to metals
H301 Toxic if swallowed or in contact with skin
H302 Harmful if swallowed
H311 Toxic in contact with skin
H312 Harmful in contact with skin
H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318 Causes serious eye damage
H335 May cause respiratory irritation
H371 May cause damage to organs
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life
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