Solid phase
Official name
Palladium(II) sulfide
Secondary names
Palladium monosulfide; Sulfanylidenepalladium; Palladium monosulphide; Vysotskite; PdS
CAS number
12648-43-0
Type
Family
covalent network solid
Class
tridimentional covalent network solid
Compound type
sulfide
Chemical composition
Formula
$PdS$
Chemical formula
PdS
Elemental formula
Pd S
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
4.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Pd$ Palladium element 1 0.5 1 constituent element main
$S$ Sulfur element 1 0.5 1 constituent element main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$-Pd-S-$ 4
Class
tridimensional covalent networks (11)
Type
one metal and one non-metal (or metalloid) tridimensional networks (11.04)
Equivalent mineral
Vysotskite
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
tetragonal
Crystal class
dipyramidal
Crystal class symbol
4/m (C4h)
Crystal spacegroup
P4(2)/m
Molar mass
138.486 $g/mol$
Density
6.7 $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
solid-liquid decomposition liquid PdS 950°C (1223 K)
Refringence type
uniaxial
Pure color
colorless
Color
white, brown, black, grey metallic
Diaphaneity
opaque
Luster
metallic
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