Nomenclature
CAS number: 1345-07-9
Bi
2S
3; mol wt 514.16.
Bi 81.29%, S 18.71%.
Description and references
Occurs in nature as the mineral bismuthinite. Prepn: Gmelins, Bismuth (8th ed.) 19, pp 162-167 (1927).
Properties
Blackish-brown, orthorhombic, bipyramidal crystals.
Practically insol in water, ethyl acetate. Sol in HNO3, HCl.