Will ammonium sulfide ("NH"_4)_2"S"(NH4)2S decompose when heated? What will be the products?
I can't seem to find the reaction formula online.
I can't seem to find the reaction formula online.
1 Answer
Yes it will.
Explanation:
Ammonium sulfide,
Ammonium sulfide will actually begin to decompose at temperatures as low as room temperature.
("NH"_4)_2"S"_text((s]) stackrel(color(red)(Delta)color(white)(aa))(->) 2"NH"_text(3(g]) + "H"_2"S"_text((g])
I think that the decomposition reaction involves the formation of ammonium hydrogen sulfide,
You can thus say that you have
("NH"_4)_2"S"_text((s]) stackrel(color(red)(Delta)color(white)(aa))(->) "NH"_text(3(g]) + "NH"_4"HS"_text((s])
which then goes to
"NH"_4"HS"_text((s]) stackrel(color(red)(Delta)color(white)(aa))(->) "NH"_text(3(g]) + "H"_2"S"_text((g])
The overall reaction will once again be
("NH"_4)_2"S"_text((s]) stackrel(color(red)(Delta)color(white)(aa))(->) "NH"_text(3(g]) + color(red)(cancel(color(black)("NH"_4"HS"_text((s]))))
color(red)(cancel(color(black)("NH"_4"HS"_text((s])))) stackrel(color(red)(Delta)color(white)(aa))(->) "NH"_text(3(g]) + "H"_2"S"_text((g])
color(white)(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)/color(white)(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)
("NH"_4)_2"S"_text((s]) stackrel(color(red)(Delta)color(white)(aa))(->) 2"NH"_text(3(g]) + "H"_2"S"_text((g])
Heating ammonium sulfide in the presence of air will also result in the formation of toxic sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides as side products.