Divanadium trisulphide

  • Formula: V2S3
  • Hill system formula: S3V2
  • CAS registry number: [1315-03-3]
  • Formula weight: 198.081
  • Class: sulphide
  • Colour: green-black
  • Appearance: crstalline solid
  • Melting point: (decomposes)
  • Boiling point:
  • Density: 4700 kg m-3

The following are some synonyms of divanadium trisulphide:

  • divanadium trisulphide
  • vanadium(III) sulphide
  • divanadium trisulfide
  • vanadium sulfide
  • vanadium sulphide
  • vanadium(III) sulfide

The oxidation number of vanadium in divanadium trisulphide is 3.

Synthesis

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Element analysis

The table shows element percentages for V2S3 (divanadium trisulphide).

Element %
S 48.56
V 51.44

Isotope pattern for V2S3

The chart below shows the calculated isotope pattern for the formula V2S3 with the most intense ion set to 100%.

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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