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Germanium compounds: germanium sulphide

The germanium in germanium sulphide formally is in the oxidation state 2.

Germanium sulphide

Formula as often written: GeS
Hill system formula: Ge₁S₁
CAS registry number: [12025-32-0]
Formula weight: 104.676
Class: sulphide

Synonyms

germanium sulphide
germanium(II) sulphide
germanium sulfide
germanium(II) sulfide

Physical properties

Colour: grey
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 615°C
Boiling point:
Density: 4100 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in germanium sulphide
Element	%
Ge	69.37
S	30.63

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of germanium:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of germanium sulphide

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the GeS unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Ge₁S₁

mass  %
102  57.0 ____________________________
103   0.4 
104  76.8 ______________________________________
105  21.4 ___________
106 100.0 __________________________________________________
107   1.7 _
108  24.3 ____________
109   0.2 
110   0.9 
111   0.0 
112   0.0

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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