Barium sulfide

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Barium sulfide
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Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
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EC Number
  • 244-214-4
13627
PubChem CID
UNII
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  • [Ba+2].[S-2]
Properties
BaS
Molar mass 169.39 g/mol
Appearancewhite solid
Density 4.25 g/cm3 [1]
Melting point 2,235 [2]  °C (4,055 °F; 2,508 K)
Boiling point decomposes
2.88 g/100 mL (0 °C)
7.68 g/100 mL (20 °C)
60.3 g/100 mL (100 °C) (reacts)
Solubility insoluble in alcohol
2.155
Structure
Halite (cubic), cF8
Fm3m, No. 225
Octahedral (Ba2+); octahedral (S2−)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
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Warning
H315, H319, H335, H400
P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704.svgHealth 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformFlammability 3: Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature conditions. Flash point between 23 and 38 °C (73 and 100 °F). E.g. gasolineInstability 2: Undergoes violent chemical change at elevated temperatures and pressures, reacts violently with water, or may form explosive mixtures with water. E.g. white phosphorusSpecial hazards (white): no code
2
3
2
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
226 mg/kg humans
Related compounds
Other anions
Barium oxide
Barium selenide
Barium telluride
Barium polonide
Other cations
Beryllium sulfide
Magnesium sulfide
Calcium sulfide
Strontium sulfide
Radium 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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Barium sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula Ba S. BaS is the barium compound produced on the largest scale. [3] It is an important precursor to other barium compounds including BaCO3 and the pigment lithopone, ZnS/BaSO4. [4] Like other chalcogenides of the alkaline earth metals, BaS is a short wavelength emitter for electronic displays. [5] It is colorless, although like many sulfides, it is commonly obtained in impure colored forms.

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Discovery

BaS was prepared by the Italian alchemist Vincenzo Cascariolo (also known as Vincentius or Vincentinus Casciarolus or Casciorolus, 1571–1624) via the thermo-chemical reduction of BaSO4 (available as the mineral barite). [6] It is currently manufactured by an improved version of Cascariolo's process using coke in place of flour and charcoal. This kind of conversion is called a carbothermic reaction:

BaSO4 + 2C → BaS + 2CO2

and also:

BaSO4 + 4C → BaS + 4CO

The basic method remains in use today. BaS dissolves in water. These aqueous solutions, when treated with sodium carbonate or carbon dioxide, give a white solid of barium carbonate, a source material for many commercial barium compounds. [7]

According to Harvey (1957), [8] in 1603, Vincenzo Cascariolo used barite, found at the bottom of Mount Paterno near Bologna, in one of his non-fruitful attempts to produce gold. After grinding and heating the mineral with charcoal under reducing conditions, he obtained a persistent luminescent material that soon came to be known as Lapis Boloniensis, or Bolognian stone. [9] [10] The phosphorescence of the material obtained by Casciarolo made it a curiosity. [11] [12] [13]

Preparation

A modern procedure proceeds from barium carbonate: [14]

BaCO3 + H2S → BaS + H2O + CO2

BaS crystallizes with the NaCl structure, featuring octahedral Ba2+ and S2− centres.

The observed melting point of barium sulfide is highly sensitive to impurities. [2]

Safety

BaS is quite poisonous, as are related sulfides, such as CaS, which evolve toxic hydrogen sulfide upon contact with water.

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alkaline earth metal</span> Group of chemical elements

The alkaline earth metals are six chemical elements in group 2 of the periodic table. They are beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), and radium (Ra). The elements have very similar properties: they are all shiny, silvery-white, somewhat reactive metals at standard temperature and pressure.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baryte</span> Barium sulfate mineral

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lead(II) sulfate</span> Chemical compound

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barium hydroxide</span> Chemical compound

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barium sulfate</span> Inorganic chemical compound

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Barium carbonate is the inorganic compound with the formula BaCO3. Like most alkaline earth metal carbonates, it is a white salt that is poorly soluble in water. It occurs as the mineral known as witherite. In a commercial sense, it is one of the most important barium compounds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barium chloride</span> Chemical compound

Barium chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula BaCl2. It is one of the most common water-soluble salts of barium. Like most other water-soluble barium salts, it is a white powder, highly toxic, and imparts a yellow-green coloration to a flame. It is also hygroscopic, converting to the dihydrate BaCl2·2H2O, which are colourless crystals with a bitter salty taste. It has limited use in the laboratory and industry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barium nitrate</span> Chemical compound

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Strontium carbonate</span> Chemical compound

Strontium carbonate (SrCO3) is the carbonate salt of strontium that has the appearance of a white or grey powder. It occurs in nature as the mineral strontianite.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barium bromide</span> Chemical compound

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Strontium sulfide</span> Chemical compound

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barium sulfite</span> Chemical compound

Barium sulfite is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula BaSO3. It is a white powder that finds few applications. It is an intermediate in the carbothermal reduction of barium sulfate to barium sulfide:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fluorocarbonate</span> Class of chemical compounds

A carbonate fluoride, fluoride carbonate, fluorocarbonate or fluocarbonate is a double salt containing both carbonate and fluoride. The salts are usually insoluble in water, and can have more than one kind of metal cation to make more complex compounds. Rare-earth fluorocarbonates are particularly important as ore minerals for the light rare-earth elements lanthanum, cerium and neodymium. Bastnäsite is the most important source of these elements. Other artificial compounds are under investigation as non-linear optical materials and for transparency in the ultraviolet, with effects over a dozen times greater than Potassium dideuterium phosphate.

Radium carbonate is a chemical compound of radium, carbon, and oxygen, having the chemical formula RaCO3. It is the radium salt of carbonic acid. It contains radium cations (Ra2+) and carbonate anions (CO2−3). This salt is a highly radioactive, amorphous, white powder that has potential applications in medicine. It is notable for forming disordered crystals at room temperature and for being approximately 10 times more soluble than its lighter congener barium carbonate. Radium carbonate is one of a few radium compounds which has significantly different properties from corresponding barium compounds. Moreover, radium is the only alkaline-earth metal which forms disordered crystals in its carbonate phase. Even though radium carbonate has very low solubility in water, it is soluble in dilute mineral acids and concentrated ammonium carbonate.

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