Potassium sulfide
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Potassium sulfide
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Other names
Dipotassium monosulfide,
Dipotassium sulfide, Potassium monosulfide, Potassium sulfide | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.013.816 |
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UN number | 1847 1382 |
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K2S | |
Molar mass | 110.262 g/mol |
Appearance | pure: colourless impure: yellow-brown |
Odor | H2S |
Density | 1.74 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 840 °C (1,540 °F; 1,110 K) |
Boiling point | 912 °C (1,674 °F; 1,185 K) (decomposes) |
converts to KSH, KOH | |
Solubility in other solvents | soluble in ethanol, glycerol insoluble in ether |
−60.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
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antiFluorite | |
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Main hazards | Causes skin burns. Dangerous for the environment |
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P260, P264, P273, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P391, P405, P501 | |
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Other anions
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Potassium oxide Potassium selenide Potassium telluride Potassium polonide |
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Lithium sulfide Sodium sulfide Rubidium sulfide Caesium sulfide |
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Potassium hydrosulfide Potassium sulfite Potassium sulfate Iron(II) 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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Potassium sulfide is an inorganic compound with the formula K2S. The colourless solid is rarely encountered, because it reacts readily with water, a reaction that affords potassium hydrosulfide (KSH) and potassium hydroxide (KOH). Most commonly, the term potassium sulfide refers loosely to this mixture, not the anhydrous solid.
Structure[]
It adopts "antifluorite structure," which means that the small K+ ions occupy the tetrahedral (F−) sites in fluorite, and the larger S2− centers occupy the eight-coordinate sites. Li2S, Na2S, and Rb2S crystallize similarly.[1]
Synthesis and reactions[]
It can be produced by heating K2SO4 with carbon (coke):
- K2SO4 + 4 C → K2S + 4 CO
In the laboratory, pure K2S may be prepared by the reaction of potassium and sulfur in anhydrous ammonia. [2]
Sulfide is highly basic, consequently K2S completely and irreversibly hydrolyzes in water according to the following equation:
- K2S + H2O → KOH + KSH
For many purposes, this reaction is inconsequential since the mixture of SH− and OH− behaves as a source of S2−. Other alkali metal sulfides behave similarly.[1]
Use in fireworks[]
Potassium sulfides are formed when black powder is burned and are important intermediates in many pyrotechnic effects, such as senko hanabi and some glitter formulations.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. "Inorganic Chemistry" Academic Press: San Diego, 2001. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
- ^ Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Edited by G. Brauer, Academic Press, 1963, NY. Vol. 1. p. 360.
- ^ Shimizu, Takeo. "Fireworks: the Art, Science, and Technique." Pyrotechnica Publications: Austin, 1981. ISBN 0-929388-05-4.
- Potassium compounds
- Sulfides
- Inorganic compounds