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Zirconium compounds: zirconium disulphide

The zirconium in zirconium disulphide formally is in the oxidation state 4.

Zirconium disulphide

Formula as often written: ZrS₂
Hill system formula: S₂Zr₁
CAS registry number: [12039-15-5]
Formula weight: 155.356
Class: sulphide

Synonyms

zirconium disulphide
zirconium(IV) sulphide
zirconium disulfide
zirconium sulfide
zirconium sulphide
zirconium(IV) sulfide

Physical properties

Colour: red-brown
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 1480°C
Boiling point:
Density: 3820 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in zirconium disulphide
Element	%
S	41.28
Zr	58.72

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of zirconium:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of zirconium disulphide

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the ZrS₂ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Zr₁S₂

mass  %
154 100.0 __________________________________________________
155  23.4 ____________
156  42.5 _____________________
157   2.5 _
158  37.0 __________________
159   0.6 
160   8.5 ____
161   0.1 
162   0.6 
163   0.0 
164   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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