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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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Wikidata facts

Has part
sulfur
Mass
33.987721
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Commons category
Hydrogen sulfide
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0337
chemical formula
H₂S
canonical SMILES
S
melting point
-122
speed of sound
289
immediately dangerous to life or health
140
boiling point
-59.55
vapor pressure
17.6
solubility
0.4
lower flammable limit
4
upper flammable limit
44
ionization energy
10.45
ceiling exposure limit
28
found in taxon
Parkia speciosa
electric dipole moment
0.97
pKa
7.04
conjugate base
hydrosulfide
subject has role
primary metabolite
standard molar entropy
205.8
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Names

Systematic IUPAC name Hydrogen sulfide

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