Stannic Sulfide

Name:
Stannic Sulfide
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	artificial gold; mosaic gold; tin bronze; tin disulfide
M Formula:	SnS2
Properties:
Yellow to brown powder. D 4.42–4.60, mp decomposes at 600C. Soluble in concentrated hydrochloric acid and alkaline sulfides; insoluble in water.
Derivation:
(1) Action of sulfur on a solution of stannic chloride; (2) by heating tin amalgam with sulfur and ammonium chloride, distilling off the mercury sulfide and ammonium chloride.
Grade:
Technical, reagent.
Hazard:
Irritant to skin and eyes. TLV: 2 mg(Sn)/m3.
Use:
Imitation gilding, pigment.