Samarium(III) sulfide

Samarium(III) sulfide
Names
	Other names disamarium trisulphide; Samarium sesquisulfide
Identifiers
CAS Number	12067-22-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	145783;
ECHA InfoCard	100.031.875
EC Number	235-076-6;
PubChem CID	166593;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90923512 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/3S.2Sm/q3-2;2+3;
	SMILES [S-2].[S-2].[S-2].[Sm+3].[Sm+3];
Properties
Chemical formula	Sm2S3
Molar mass	396.915 g/mol
Appearance	red-brown crystals
Density	5.87 g/cm3, solid
Melting point	1,720 °C (3,130 °F; 1,990 K)
Band gap	1.71 eV
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	+3300.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Crystal structure	orthorhombic
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Samarium(III) sulfide (Sm₂ S₃) is a chemical compound of the rare earth element samarium, and sulfur. In this compound samarium is in the +3 oxidation state, and sulfur is an anion in the −2 state.