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Also known as Sewer gas, Sulfuretted hydrogen, hydrogen sulphide, [SH2], dihydrogen sulfide, dihydrogen monosulfide, hydrogen monosulfide, Sulfide

chemical compound

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Hydrogen sulfide is a chemical compound with the formula H₂S. Its IUPAC name is hydron;sulfanide. The substance has a molecular mass of 33.987721 and a weight of 34.08. It possesses a charge of 0, an electric dipole moment of 0.97, and a pKa of 7.04. The standard molar entropy is 205.8.

Physical properties include a melting point of -85.5 and -122, and a boiling point of -77 and -59.55. The vapor pressure is 17.6, and the speed of sound is 289. Hydrogen sulfide is flammable, with a lower flammable limit of 4 and an upper flammable limit of 44. Its solubility is 0.4. Safety data indicates an immediately dangerous to life or health level of 140 and a ceiling exposure limit of 70. The ionization energy is 10.46.

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Chemical data

Formula
H2S
Molecular weight
34.08 g/mol
IUPAC name
hydron;sulfanide
SMILES
[H+].[SH-]
InChIKey
RWSOTUBLDIXVET-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area
1 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Names

Systematic IUPAC name Hydrogen sulfide

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