Cerium monosulfide is a binary inorganic compound of cerium and sulfur with the chemical formula CeS.[1][2][3][4] This is the simplest of cerium sulfides.

Cerium monosulfide
Names
Other names
Cerium sulfide (CeS), cerium(3+) trisulfide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Ce.S
    Key: INJMJSIZAXAEMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • S=[Ce]
Properties
CeS
Molar mass 172.18 g·mol−1
Appearance Yellow crystalline solid
Density 5.9 g/cm3
Melting point 2,445 °C (4,433 °F; 2,718 K)
insoluble
Structure
cubic
Related compounds
Other anions
Cerium monoselenide
Cerium monotelluride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Synthesis

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  • Heating stoichiometric amounts of pure substances at 2450 °C:
Ce + S → CeS
Ce2S3 + CeH2 → 3CeS + H2

Physical properties

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Cerium sulfide forms yellow crystalline solid of cubic syngony crystals, space group Fm3m, cell parameter a = 0.5780 nm, Z = 4, of NaCl-type structure.[citation needed]

The compound melts congruently at a temperature of 2450 °C.

Chemical properties

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Cerium monosulfide has a wetting effect on metals, and it is relatively stable to metals other than platinum. It can react violently with platinum to form an intermetallic compound, platinum cerium.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Perry, Dale L. (19 April 2016). Handbook of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4398-1462-8. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ Pauling, Linus (24 November 2014). General Chemistry. Courier Corporation. p. 635. ISBN 978-0-486-13465-9. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ Kariper, İshak Afşin (1 December 2014). "Synthesis and characterization of cerium sulfide thin film". Progress in Natural Science: Materials International. 24 (6): 663–670. doi:10.1016/j.pnsc.2014.10.005. ISSN 1002-0071.
  4. ^ "Cerium Monosulfide". American Elements. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b Gibbard, Kevin B.; Allahar, Kerry N.; Kolman, David; Butt, Darryl P. (September 2008). "Kinetics of thermal synthesis of cerium sulfides". Journal of Nuclear Materials. 378 (3): 291–298. Bibcode:2008JNuM..378..291G. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.05.013. Retrieved 4 April 2023.