Chemistry:Holmium(III) sulfide

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Holmium(III) sulfide
Holmium sulfide.png
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 235-302-3
Properties
Ho2S3
Molar mass 426.04 g·mol−1
Appearance orange-yellow solid[1]
Density 5.92 g/cm−3[1]
Related compounds
Other anions
holmium(III) oxide; holmium(III) selenide
Other cations
dysprosium(III) sulfide
erbium(III) sulfide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Holmium(III) sulfide is the sulfide of holmium, with the chemical formula of Ho
2
S
3
. Like other rare earth sulfides, it is used as a high-performance inorganic pigment.[2]

Preparation

Holmium(III) sulfide can be obtained by the reaction of holmium(III) oxide and hydrogen sulfide at 1325 °C.[3]

Ho
2
O
3
+ 3 H
2
S → Ho
2
S
3
+ 3 H
2
O

Properties

Holmium(III) sulfide has orange-yellow crystals in the monoclinic crystal system,[1] with the space group P21/m (No. 11).[4] Under high pressure, holmium(III) sulfide can form in the cubic and orthorhombic crystal systems.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lide, David R. (2004). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 84th Edition. CRC Press. p. 4-60. ISBN 0849304849. 
  2. Edwin B. Faulkner, Russell J. Schwartz (2009) (in German), [[1], p. 28, at Google Books High Performance Pigments], John Wiley & Sons, p. 28, ISBN 978-3-527-62692-2, [2], p. 28, at Google Books 
  3. Synthesis of Lanthanide and Actinide Compounds. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1991. pp. 329–335. ISBN 0792310187. https://books.google.com/books?id=bnS5elHL2w8C&pg=PA329. 
  4. "Ho2S3: crystal structure, physical properties". Non-Tetrahedrally Bonded Binary Compounds II. Landolt-Börnstein - Group III Condensed Matter. 41D. 2000. pp. 1–3. doi:10.1007/10681735_623. ISBN 3-540-64966-2. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F10681735_623. Retrieved 2021-06-22. 
  5. Tonkov, E. Yu (1998). Compounds and Alloys Under High Pressure A Handbook. CRC Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-90-5699-047-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=q2u4kUX8HsIC&pg=PA272.