ferrous sulfide


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ferrous sulfide

[′fer·əs ′səl‚fīd]
(inorganic chemistry)
FeS Black crystals, insoluble in water, soluble in acids, melting point 1195°C; used to generate hydrogen sulfide in ceramics manufacture. Also known as iron sulfide.
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This color is a consequence of a reaction that produces a harmless compound named ferrous sulfide (or iron(II) sulfide).
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where [[H.sup.+]] is the hydrogen ion concentration, [K.sub.1] and [K.sub.2] are the first and second ionization constants for [H.sub.2]S, and [K.sub.FeS] is the solubility product for ferrous sulfide. The solubility of a heavy metal [M.sup.+2] is then given by
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