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AG-SULFIDE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
Ag2S
formula, see observation
7440-22-4
CAS number
CONT

Silver sulfide (or silver sulphide in British English), Ag2S, is the sulfide of silver. It is black and constitutes the tarnish that forms on silver when exposed to the hydrogen sulfide of the atmosphere.

OBS

Chemical formula: Ag2S

Key term(s)
  • Ag-sulfide

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ag2S
formula, see observation
7440-22-4
CAS number
CONT

De couleur noire, le sulfure d'argent se forme par l'action du H2S ou lorsqu'un objet d'argent est en contact avec un produit riche en soufre.

OBS

Métaux, Nomenclature de Bruxelles.

OBS

Formule chimique : Ag2S

Spanish

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