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Potassium sulfide

Potassium sulfide structure

Potassium sulfide 

structure
  • CAS No:

    1312-73-8

  • Formula:

    K2S

  • Chemical Name:

    Potassium sulfide

  • Synonyms:

    Potassium sulfide (K2S);Potassium monosulfide;Potassium sulfide;Dipotassium sulfide;Dipotassium monosulfide;Dipotassium monosulfide (K2S)

  • Categories:

    Cosmetic Ingredient  >  Depilatory

Potassium sulfide Basic Attributes

110.26200

109.89900

Characteristics

25.30000

0.64820

colourless solid; turns brownish-red onexposure to air

1.74 g/cm3

912 °C

912 °C

12600mmHg at 25°C

Safety Information

II

4.2

UN 1382

R31; R34

S26-S45

C

Stable, but air-sensitive. Flammable. Contact with acids liberates poisonous hydrogen sulfide. Anhydrous material may be spontaneously combustible.

Potassium sulfide Use and Manufacturing

Potassium sulfide is the 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.

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