chromium(III) sulfide

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|Name = Chromium(III) sulfide

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

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|CASNo = 12018-22-3

| ChemSpiderID = 140177

|PubChem = 159397

|EINECS = 234-638-8

| StdInChI=1S/2Cr.3S/q2*+3;3*-2

| StdInChIKey = DBULDCSVZCUQIR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| SMILES = [S-2].[S-2].[S-2].[Cr+3].[Cr+3]

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

|Formula = Cr₂S₃

|MolarMass = 200.19 g/mol

|Appearance = Brown to black powder

|Odor = odorless

|Solubility = insoluble

|MeltingPt = 1350 °C

|Density = 3.77 g/cm³

|MagSus = +2390.0·10⁻⁶ cm³/mol

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|Section7={{Chembox Hazards

|ExternalSDS = [http://www.espi-metals.com/msds's/chromiumsulfide.pdf]

|NFPA-H = 1

|NFPA-F = 0

|NFPA-R = 0

|PEL = TWA 1 mg/m³{{PGCH|0141}}

|REL = TWA 0.5 mg/m³

|IDLH = 250 mg/m³

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|Section8={{Chembox Related

|OtherAnions = Chromium(III) oxide
Chromium(III) selenide
Chromium(III) telluride}}

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Chromium(III) sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula Cr₂S₃. It is a brown-black solid. Chromium sulfides are usually nonstoichiometric compounds, with formulas ranging from CrS to Cr_0.67S (corresponding to Cr₂S₃).