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Chemical compound From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gold(I) sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula Au2S. It is the principal sulfide of gold. It decomposes to gold metal and elemental sulfur, illustrating the "nobility" of gold.
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Gold(I) sulfide | |
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Aurous sulfide | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.013.749 |
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Au2S | |
Molar mass | 425.998 g/mol |
Density | 11 g/cm3[1] |
Melting point | 240 °C (464 °F; 513 K) |
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Copper(I) 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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The compound crystallizes in the motif seen for cuprous oxide: gold is 2-coordinate, sulfur 4-coordinate, and the S-Au-S linkage is linear.[2] Linear coordination geometry is typical of gold(I) compounds, e.g. the coordination complex chloro(dimethyl sulfide)gold(I). The structure is similar to the α form of silver sulfide (argentite), which only exists at high temperatures.[3]
It can be prepared by treating gold chloride with hydrogen sulfide[4] It also arises by sulfiding dicyanoaurate:
This product is described as "initially dark reddish-brown" solid that turns "steel-gray".[5][3]
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