| Identification | |
| Name: | Zinc sulfide (ZnS) |
| Synonyms: | Zincsulfide (8CI); Albalith; C.I. 77975; C.I. Pigment Black 17; C.I. Pigment White7; Cleartran; FV 40-1; FV 40-1 (sulfide); HD-S; Irtran 2; KV 1; KV 2; LitoponeL; Pigment Black 17; Pigment White 7; RAK-LC; RAK-S; Sachtolith; Sachtolith HD;Sachtolith HD-S; Sachtolith L; ZNI 08PB; Zinc monosulfide; Zinc(II) sulfide |
| CAS: | 37187-67-0 |
| EINECS: | 215-251-3 |
| Molecular Formula: | SZn |
| Molecular Weight: | 0 |
| InChI: | InChI=1S/S.Zn |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Melting Point: | 1700 deg C |
| Solubility: | Insol in alkalies; sol in dil mineral acids 0.00069 g/100 cc water at 18 deg C (Alpha); 0.00065 g/100 cc water at 18 deg C (Beta) |
| Color: | Exists in two crystalline forms, alpha (wurtzite) and beta (sphalerite) White hexagonal crystals /wurtzite/ Gray-white cubic crystals /sphalerite/ White to grayish-white or yellowish powder colorless cubic crystals |
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