Chemistry:Nickel arsenide

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Short description: Chemical compound of nickel and arsenic
Nickel arsenide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
EC Number
  • 248-169-1
UNII
Properties
AsNi
Molar mass 133.6150 g·mol−1
Appearance red solid
Density 7.57 g/cm3
Melting point 968 °C (1,774 °F; 1,241 K)
nearly insoluble
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS08: Health hazardGHS07: HarmfulGHS09: Environmental hazard
GHS Signal word Danger
H350i, H372, H317, H410
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
6000 mg/kg (acute oral, rat)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Nickel arsenide refers to inorganic compounds composed of nickel and arsenic. Several forms exist including a monoarsenide with the chemical formula NiAs and another with the formula Ni5As2.[2] It is highly toxic and a known carcinogen.[3]

Occurrence

Nickel arsenide occurs in the following minerals:

Preparation

Nickel arsenide can be prepared by direct combination of the elements:[7]

Ni(s) + As(s) → NiAs(s)

History

Nickel arsenide was one of the first compounds that revealed the toxicity of nickel. The damage to the miners' lungs was documented by Georgius Agricola in the 16th century: "kupfer-nickel" ores in the Schneeberg mines contained red-colored NiAs mineral originally mistaken for the copper ore, thus the German: kupfer (copper) in the name. The German: Nickel (demon) name was reflecting the damage it did to the health of the workers,[8] in addition to them being unable to extract any copper from this ore.

References

  1. Reagan, E. L. (1992). "Acute Oral LD50 Study in Rats with Nickel Arsenide". Journal of the American College of Toxicology (SAGE Publications) 11 (6): 695. doi:10.3109/10915819209142088. ISSN 0730-0913. 
  2. Heyding, R. D.; Calvert, L. D. (October 1957). "Arsenides of the transition metals: ii. the nickel arsenides". Canadian Journal of Chemistry 35 (10): 1205–1215. doi:10.1139/v57-161. ISSN 0008-4042. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1139/v57-161. 
  3. Gurley, Lawrence; Valdez, Joseph; Miglio, John; Cox, Summers; Tobey, Robert (1986). "Biological availability of nickel arsenides: Cellular response to soluble Ni5As2" (in en). Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 17 (1): 101–117. doi:10.1080/15287398609530806. ISSN 1528-7394. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15287398609530806. 
  4. "Nickeline". https://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=2901. 
  5. "Orcelite". https://www.mindat.org/min-3012.html. 
  6. "Maucherite". https://www.mindat.org/min-2599.html. 
  7. Shriver, D.; Atkins, P. (2009). Shriver and Atkins' Inorganic Chemistry (5th ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-4292-1820-7. 
  8. Sunderman, F.W. (1989). "A pilgrimage into the archives of nickel toxicology". Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science 19 (1): 1–16. ISSN 0091-7370. PMID 2644888. http://www.annclinlabsci.org/content/19/1/1.full.pdf. Retrieved 2024-10-13. 

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