Zinc sulfide

CAS Registry Number®

1314-98-3

CAS Name

Zinc sulfide

Molecular Formula

SZn

Molecular Mass

97.46

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    1700 °C

  • Density (2)

    4.1 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/S.Zn

InChIKey

InChIKey=WGPCGCOKHWGKJJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

S=[Zn]

Canonical SMILES

S=[Zn]

Other Names for this Substance

  • Zinc sulfide (ZnS)
  • Zinc sulfide
  • Albalith
  • Zinc monosulfide
  • Irtran 2

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

37187-67-0, 64334-34-5, 209065-88-3, 714217-01-3, 2247447-30-7, 2488818-01-3, 2749963-11-7

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