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Tin compounds: tin sulphide

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

Tin sulphide

Formula as often written: SnS
Hill system formula: S₁Sn₁
CAS registry number: [1314-95-0]
Formula weight: 150.776
Class: sulphide

Synonyms

tin sulphide
tin(II) sulphide
stannous sulfide
stannous sulphide
tin sulfide
tin(II) sulfide

Physical properties

Colour: brown-black or grey
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 880°C
Boiling point: 1210°C
Density: 5080 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in tin sulphide
Element	%
S	21.27
Sn	78.73

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of tin:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of tin sulphide

Isotope pattern

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

Formula: Sn₁S₁

mass  %
144   2.9 _
145   0.0 
146   2.1 _
147   1.0 
148  43.2 ______________________
149  23.2 ____________
150  73.9 _____________________________________
151  27.0 ______________
152 100.0 __________________________________________________
153   1.9 _
154  18.0 _________
155   0.1 
156  17.8 _________
157   0.1 
158   0.8 
159   0.0 
160   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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A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
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