Dicaesium sulphide

  • Formula: Cs2S
  • Hill system formula: Cs2S1
  • CAS registry number: [12214-16-3]
  • Formula weight: 297.877
  • Class: sulphide
  • Colour: white to pale yellow
  • Appearance: crystalline solid
  • Melting point: 510°C (decomposes)
  • Boiling point:
  • Density:

The following are some synonyms of dicaesium sulphide:

  • dicaesium sulphide
  • caesium(I) sulphide
  • caesium sulfide
  • caesium sulphide
  • caesium(I) sulfide
  • cesium sulfide
  • cesium sulphide
  • cesium(I) sulfide
  • cesium(I) sulphide
  • dicaesium sulfide
  • dicesium sulfide
  • dicesium sulphide

The oxidation number of caesium in dicaesium sulphide is 1.

Synthesis

One way to make caesium sulphide is to react caesium metal in liquid ammonia with elemental sulphur.

16Cs + S8 → 8Cs2S

Element analysis

The table shows element percentages for Cs2S (dicaesium sulphide).

Element %
Cs 89.24
S 10.76

Isotope pattern for Cs2S

The chart below shows the calculated isotope pattern for the formula Cs2S with the most intense ion set to 100%.

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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