Bisulfide
Inorganic anion containing one sulfur and one hydrogen atoms / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bisulfide (or bisulphide in British English) is an inorganic anion with the chemical formula HS− (also written as SH−). It contributes no color to bisulfide salts, and its salts may have a distinctive putrid smell. It is a strong base. Bisulfide solutions are corrosive and attack the skin.
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IUPAC name
Hydrosulfide | |
Systematic IUPAC name
Sulfanide (rarely used, not common) | |
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HS− | |
Molar mass | 33.07 g·mol−1 |
Conjugate acid | Hydrogen sulfide |
Conjugate base | Sulfide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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It is an important chemical reagent and an industrial chemical, mainly used in paper pulp industry (Kraft process), textiles, synthetic flavors, coloring brasses, and iron control.