Hydrogen Sulfide-H2S
Name: Hydrogen Sulfide
Formula: H2S
Chemical Safety: Flammable, Acute Toxic, Environmental Hazard
Molar Mass: 34.08 g/mol
Flash Point: -
Lower Explosive Limit(LEL): 4%VOL
Upper Explosive Limit(UEL: 45,5%VOL
TWA: 10ppm
STEL: 15ppm
General Description: A colorless gas having a strong odor of rotten eggs. Boiling point -60.2°C. Shipped as a liquid confined under its own vapor pressure. Density (liquid) 8.3 lb / gal. Contact with the unconfined liquid can cause frostbite by evaporative cooling. Gas is very toxic by inhalation. Fatigues the sense of smell which cannot be counted on to warn of the continued presence of the gas. Prolonged exposure of closed containers to heat may result in their violent rupturing and rocketing.