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Also known as Sewer gas, Sulfuretted hydrogen, hydrogen sulphide, [SH2], dihydrogen sulfide, dihydrogen monosulfide, hydrogen monosulfide, Sulfide

chemical compound

AI overview

Hydrogen sulfide is a chemical compound made of hydrogen and sulfur atoms that occurs naturally in some environments and can also be produced industrially. It's important to understand because it has practical uses in various industries, but it can also be hazardous to human health and the environment depending on concentration and exposure.

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Chemical data

Formula
H2S
Molecular weight
34.08 g/mol
IUPAC name
hydron;sulfanide
SMILES
[H+].[SH-]
InChIKey
RWSOTUBLDIXVET-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area
1 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Encyclopedic overview

Names

Systematic IUPAC name Hydrogen sulfide

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hydrogen sulfide” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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