Arsenic Pentasulfide

Name:
Arsenic Pentasulfide
Detailed information:

M Formula:	As2S5
Properties:
Yellow or orange powder. Soluble in nitric acid and alkalies; insoluble in water. Decomposes to sulfur and the trisulfide when heated.
Derivation:
By precipitation from arsenic acid in a hydrochloric acid solution with hydrogen sulfide. It is filtered, then dried.
Grade:
Technical.
Use:
Paint pigments, light filters, other arsenic compounds.