Properties
- Melting point:
- -117°
- Boiling point:
- bp -62.5°
- Density
- 1.321 (estimate)
- vapor pressure
- >760 mmHg at 20 °C
- solubility
- slightly soluble in H2O
- form
- colorless gas
- color
- colorless
- Odor
- Garlic-like odor detectable at 0.5 to 1 ppm
- Water Solubility
- mL/100g H2O (760mm): 42 (0°C), 30 (10°C), 28 (20°C) [LAN05]
- Exposure limits
- TLV-TWA 0.2 mg/m3 (0.05 ppm) (ACGIH
and OSHA); 0.002 mg(As)/m3/15 min; ceiling
0.005 ppm(As)/15 min (NIOSH).
- Dielectric constant
- 2.5(-100℃)
- Stability:
- Stable, but pyrophoric. Capable of detonation with some initiators. Flammable. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, chlorine, nitric acid.
Safety Information
Use
ARSINE is used as a doping agent for solidstateelectronic components and as a militarypoison gas. Risk of exposure may arise whenan arsenic compound reacts with an acid ora strong alkali.