Lithium sulfide
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Lithium sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula Li2S. It crystallizes in the antifluorite motif, described as the salt (Li+)2S2−. It forms a solid yellow-white deliquescent powder. In air, it easily hydrolyses to release hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg odor).[2]
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IUPAC name
Lithium hydrosulfide | |
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Lithium sulfide | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.032.013 |
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Li2S | |
Molar mass | 45.95 g/mol |
Appearance | white solid |
Density | 1.67 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 938 °C (1,720 °F; 1,211 K) |
Boiling point | 1,372 °C (2,502 °F; 1,645 K) |
very soluble, hydrolyses to LiOH and H2S | |
Solubility | very soluble in ethanol |
Structure | |
Antifluorite (cubic), cF12 | |
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Tetrahedral (Li+); cubic (S2−) | |
Thermochemistry | |
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) |
63 J/mol K |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
-9.401 kJ/g or -447 kJ/mol |
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LD50 (median dose) |
240 mg/kg (oral, rat)[1] |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS |
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Other anions |
Lithium oxide Lithium selenide Lithium telluride Lithium polonide |
Other cations |
Sodium sulfide Potassium sulfide Rubidium sulfide Caesium sulfide |
Related compounds |
Lithium hydrosulfide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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