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Sodium sulfide

Sodium sulfide Structure
CAS No.
1313-82-2
Chemical Name:
Sodium sulfide
Synonyms
SODIUM SULPHIDE;Disodium sulfide;sodiumsulfuret;disodium sulphide;sodiumsulfide(na2s);Sodium sulfide solid;sodiumsulfide(anhydrous);sodiumsulphide,anhydrous;sodiumsulfide(non-specificname);Na2-S
CBNumber:
CB3429046
Molecular Formula:
Na2S
Molecular Weight:
78.04
MOL File:
1313-82-2.mol
Modify Date:
2023/12/28 15:08:22

Sodium sulfide Properties

Melting point 950 °C(lit.)
Density 1.86 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
storage temp. Refrigerator (+4°C)
solubility H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless
form flakes
Specific Gravity 1.856
color Yellow
Water Solubility 186 g/L (20 ºC)
Sensitive Hygroscopic
Merck 14,8681
Dielectric constant 5.0(Ambient)
Stability Spontaneously flammable. Incompatible with acids, metals, oxidizing agents. Contact with acid liberates toxic gas. Fine dust/air mixtures are explosive. Hygroscopic.
InChIKey CXPWOVUZRAFMDA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS DataBase Reference 1313-82-2(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference Sodium sulfide(1313-82-2)
EPA Substance Registry System Sodium sulfide (1313-82-2)

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS) 
GHS02,GHS05,GHS06,GHS09
Signal word  Danger
Hazard statements  H251-H290-H301+H311-H314-H400
Precautionary statements  P235-P260-P280-P303+P361+P353-P304+P340+P310-P305+P351+P338
Hazard Codes  C,N,Xn
Risk Statements  31-34-50-22
Safety Statements  26-45-61-36/37/39
RIDADR  UN 1849 8/PG 2
WGK Germany  2
RTECS  WE1905000
3-8-9-23
TSCA  Yes
HazardClass  4.2
PackingGroup  II
HS Code  28301010
NFPA 704
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Sodium sulfide Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Chemical Properties

Sodium sulfide,Na2S, also known as sodium sulfuret,is an irritating, water-soluble, yellowish to reddish, deliquescent powder that melts at 1180°C (2156 °F). Sodium sulfide is used as a chemical intermediate and solvent,in conversion of wood into paper pulp, as a photographic and analytical reagent,as a source of sulfide,as a reducing agent,in organic reactions, as a depilatory, and in sheep dips.

Physical properties

White cubic crystal; hygroscopic; density 1.856 g/cm3; melts at 1,172°C; soluble in water 18.6 g/100mL at 20°C and 39 g/100mL at 50°C; aqueous solutions strongly alkaline; slightly soluble in alcohol; insoluble in ether.
The pentahydrate consists of flat, shiny prismatic crystals; density 1.58 g/cm3; loses three water molecules at 100°C; melts at 120°C losing all water molecules; soluble in water and alcohol; aqueous solutions strongly alkaline; insoluble in ether.
The nonahydrate is a yellowish-white crystalline solid; tetragonal crystals; odor of hydrogen sulfide; the color changes on exposure to light and air, first turning to yellow and then becoming brownish-black, deliquescent; density 1.43 g/cm3; decomposes at about 50°C; very soluble in water; aqueous solution strongly alkaline; slightly soluble in alcohol; insoluble in ether.

Uses

These yellow flakes were made by fusing sodium carbonate with sulfur. Soluble in water but less so in alcohol, sodium sulfide was lovingly called “stink” by those who used it for toning prints or intensifying negatives because of its sulfurous smell.

Preparation

Sodium sulfide is prepared by heating sodium bisulfate with sodium chloride and coal above 950°C. The product mixture is extracted with water and the hydrated sulfide is obtained from the solution by crystallization: NaHSO4 + NaCl + 2C → Na2S + 2CO2↑ + HCl↑
Sodium sulfide also is produced from its elements in liquid ammonia: Na + 2S → Na2S.

Definition

ChEBI: A sulfide salt with formula Na2S. The pentahydrate and (particularly) the nonahydrate are also known. In gel form, sodium sulfide is used to soften toenails to assist in trimming (and so relive pain) of ingrowing toenails.

General Description

Sodium sulfide is a yellow to brick red crystalline mass or fused solid with an odor of rotten eggs. If exposed to moist air Sodium sulfide is liable to spontaneous heating and may cause ignition of nearby combustible material. Sodium sulfide absorbs moisture from the air.

Air & Water Reactions

Aqueous solutions of sodium sulfide when exposed to air slowly convert to sodium hydroxide and sodium thiosulfate. The crystalline form upon exposure to air forms hydrogen sulfide and sodium carbonate [Merck 11th ed. 1989].

Reactivity Profile

SODIUM SULFIDE is a white to yellow crystalline material, flammable. Can explode on rapid heating or when shocked. Violent reaction with carbon, charcoal, diazonium salts, N,N-dichloromethylamine, strong oxidizers, water. On contact with acids Sodium sulfide liberates highly toxic and flammable hydrogen sulfide gas. When heated to decomposition Sodium sulfide emits toxic fumes of sodium oxide, and oxides of sulfur [Bretherick, 5th ed., 1995, p. 1729].

Hazard

Flammable, dangerous fire and explosion risk. Strong irritant to skin and tissue, liberates toxic hydrogen sulfide on contact with acids.

Health Hazard

Caustic action on skin and eyes. If ingested may liberate hydrogen sulfide in stomach.

Fire Hazard

Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Irritating sulfur dioxide is produced in fire.

Industrial uses

In non-metallic flotation, sodium sulfide is also used as a depressant and for collector desorption, in particular, fatty acids from monazite, pyrochlore, zircon and microcline. As a depressant for quartz, sodium sulfide is an excellent depressant for iron-activated quartz as well as non-activated quartz.

Safety Profile

A poison by ingestion and intraperitoneal routes. Flammable when exposed to heat or flame. Unstable and can explode on rapid heating or percussion. Reacts violently with carbon, diazonium salts, n,n-dichloromethylamine, onitroaniline diazonium salt, water. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of SOx and Na2O. See also SULFIDES

Purification Methods

Some purification of the hydrated salt can be achieved by selecting large crystals and removing the surface layer (contaminated with oxidation products) by washing with distilled water. Other metal ions can be removed from Na2S solutions by passage through a column of Dowex ion-exchange A-1 resin, Na+-form. The hydrated salt can be rendered anhydrous by heating it in a stream of H2 or N2 until water is no longer evolved. (The resulting cake should not be heated to fusion because it is readily oxidised.) Recrystallise it from distilled water [Anderson & Azowlay J Chem Soc, Dalton Trans 469 1986]. Note that sodium sulfide hydrolyses in H2O to form NaHS + H2O, and is therefore alkaline. A 0.1N solution in H2O is 86% hydrolysed at room temperature. Its solubility in H2O is 8% at 0o, 12% at 20o and 30% at 50o. The anhydrous salt is obtained by allowing it to stand in a vacuum over conc H2SO4 or P2O5 at 45o to start with, then at 30-35o when the salt contains 4% of water. The last traces of water are removed by heating to 700o in a glass or porcelain tube in a stream of H2 to give pure H2S. [Fehér in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry (Ed. Brauer) Academic Press Vol I pp 358-360 1963.]

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