Polonium sulfide

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Polonium sulfide
Names
Other names
Polonium monosulfide [1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Po.S
    Key: PKZBITJUBFSEGA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Po]=[S]
Properties
PoS
Molar mass 241.07 g/mol
AppearanceBlack crystals
Melting point 500 °C (932 °F; 773 K)
Insoluble [2]
Related compounds
Related compounds
Chromium(III) sulfide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Polonium sulfide is an inorganic compound of polonium and sulfur with the chemical formula PoS. [3] The compound is radioactive and forms black crystals. [4]

Contents

Synthesis

1. Passing hydrogen sulfide through an acidic solution of a polonium(II) salt: [5] [6]

PoCl2 + H2S → PoS + 2 HCl

2. Reaction of ammonium sulfide aqueous solution with polonium(II) hydroxide:

(NH4)2S + Po(OH)2 → 2 NH3 + 2 H2O + PoS

Physical properties

Polonium sulfide forms black solid crystals, insoluble in water, ammonium sulfide, ethanol, acetone, or toluene.

Chemical properties

Polonium sulfide has strong reducing properties and can be oxidized by chlorine water, bromine water, sodium hypochlorite, and aqua regia. Polonium sulfide is also unstable to heating. It decomposes into elemental polonium and elemental sulfur when heated to 274.85°C in a vacuum: [7]

PoS → Po + S

Reacts with concentrated acids:

PoS + 2 HCl → PoCl2 + H2S

Applications

Used in the isolation and purification of polonium.[ citation needed ]

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References

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