CALCIUM SULFIDE

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
20548-54-3

[ Name ]:
CALCIUM SULFIDE

[Synonym ]:
EINECS 243-873-5
C.I. Pigment White 9
Oldhamite
MFCD00015990
Pigment White 9
Calcium-sulphide
Calcium sulfide (CaS)
calcium polysulfide
Calcium monosulfide
Calcium sulfide
lime sulfur
Baumol
calciumsulfide()

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
2.6

[ Melting Point ]:
2000 °C

[ Molecular Formula ]:
CaH₂S

[ Molecular Weight ]:
74.15890

[ Exact Mass ]:
73.95030

[ PSA ]:
25.30000

[ Index of Refraction ]:
2.12

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS07, GHS09

[ Signal Word ]:
Warning

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H315-H319-H335-H400

[ Supplemental HS ]:
Contact with acids liberates toxic gas.

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P273-P305 + P351 + P338

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi,N

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R31:Contact with acids liberates toxic gas. R36/37/38:Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin . R50:Very Toxic to aquatic organisms.

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S28-S61

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3179 4.1/PG 2

[ WGK Germany ]:
2

[ Packaging Group ]:
III

[ Hazard Class ]:
4.3

[ HS Code ]:
2930909090

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2930909090

[ Summary ]:
2930909090. other organo-sulphur compounds. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:6.5%. General tariff:30.0%

Articles

Suicide by hydrogen sulfide inhalation.

Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 34(1) , 23-5, (2013)

The authors report a case of suicide by hydrogen sulfide in Australia. A young woman was located in a car wearing protective eyewear. A tub of foamy yellow substance and a quantity of hydrochloric aci...

Lethal, sublethal, and behavioral effects of sulfur-containing products in bioassays of three species of orchard mites.

J. Econ. Entomol. 102(1) , 324-35, (2009)

The effects of three sulfur products (calcium polysulfide [= lime sulfur], dry flowable sulfur, and ammonium thiosulfate, a plant nutrient), were tested in bioassays against a predatory mite, Galandro...

An open study to evaluate topical treatment of equine chorioptic mange with shampooing and lime sulphur solution.

Vet. Dermatol. 20(5-6) , 623-9, (2009)

Chorioptic mange caused by Chorioptes bovis is a common pruritic skin condition of the horse. This surface-browsing parasite usually affects the lower legs (leg mange) but can present as a generalized...