Rubidium sulfide

Rubidium sulfide
Names
	IUPAC name Rubidium sulfide
Identifiers
CAS Number	31083-74-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	13710577;
	InChI InChI=1S/2Rb.S/q2*+1;-2 Key: AHKSSQDILPRNLA-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [S-2].[Rb+].[Rb+];
Properties
Chemical formula	Rb2S
Molar mass	203.00
Appearance	white crystal
Density	2.912 g/cm3[1]
Melting point	530 °C[2]
Solubility in water	hydrolyses to rubidium bisulfide[1]
Solubility in ethanol and glycerol	soluble
Structure
Crystal structure	cubic:anti-fluorite
Hazards
Main hazards	toxic
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word	Danger
GHS hazard statements	H314, H400
GHS precautionary statements	P260, P264, P273, P280, P301+330+331, P303+361+353, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P321, P363, P391, P405, P501
Related compounds
Other anions	rubidium oxide; rubidium selenide; rubidium telluride; rubidium polonide
Other cations	lithium sulfide, sodium sulfide, potassium sulfide, caesium sulfide, francium sulfide
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Rubidium sulfide is an inorganic compound and a salt with the chemical formula Rb₂S. It is a white solid with similar properties to other alkali metal sulfides.

Production

By dissolving hydrogen sulfide into rubidium hydroxide solution, it will produce rubidium bisulfide, followed by rubidium sulfide.[3][4]

\mathrm {RbOH+H_{2}S\longrightarrow RbHS+H_{2}O}

\mathrm {RbHS+RbOH\longrightarrow Rb_{2}S+H_{2}O}

Rubidium sulfide has a cubic crystal similar to lithium sulfide, sodium sulfide and potassium sulfide, known as the anti-fluorite structure. Their space groups are $Fm{\bar {3}}m$ . Rubidium sulfide has a crystal lattice unit cell dimension of a = 765.0 pm.[1]

Rubidium sulfide reacts with sulfur in hydrogen gas to form rubidium pentasulfide, Rb₂S₅.[4][5]

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