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Barium sulfide

99.9%

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Linear Formula:
BaS
CAS Number:
21109-95-5
Molecular Weight:
169.39
EC Number:
244-214-4
MDL number:
MFCD00014192
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
24874335
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99.9%

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: barium

density

4.25 g/mL at 15 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

S=[Ba]

InChI

1S/Ba.S

InChI key

OTMNKCRTGBGNPN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Barium sulfide (BaS) is an inorganic compound that is used as a precursor in the production of barium compounds. These compounds can be used in a variety of applications, such as ceramics, luminous paints, additives, and flame retardants.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H290,H301,H314,H332,H400

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Aquatic Acute 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Supplementary Hazards

EUH031

Storage Class Code

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Barium sulfide under pressure: discovery of metastable polymorphs and investigation of electronic properties on ab initio level
Zagorac D, et al.
Inorganic Chemistry, 56(17), 10644-10654 (2017)
J C Downs et al.
The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology, 16(1), 56-61 (1995-03-01)
Physicians, familiar with the common usage of barium medicinally as the contrast agent barium sulfate, may consider it an innocuous or at most a minimally harmful compound. The barium cation is extremely toxic and produces characteristic gastrointestinal symptoms, periorbital and
Barium sulfide poisoning.
S K Agarwal et al.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 34(2), 151-151 (1986-02-01)
A new X-ray TLD phosphor.
R P Rao et al.
Health physics, 45(5), 1001-1002 (1983-11-01)
Inorganic Chemistry (2001)
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