What is ammonium sulfide ?

1-1-02 | vinylsidingman

[spycatcher]

I think you replied to the wrong person

[coin collector]

Ammonium sulfate aka diammonium sulfate is commonly used as a quick coin toner. It gives silver a rainbow blue, yellow, golden color. It's sold on ebay as coin toner in small 1ml glass vials. Does your son perhaps collect coins? cc

[razorback-bert]

Assuming you could keep anyone near it long enough to get a lethal dose.

People are killed by H2S in the oil field all the time, just two months ago two men died while servicing a tank battery. I just did a well where the rig hands had to work with air packs and air lines, it took three days to control the gas.

[reg45]

H2S + H2O = H2SO4

WRONG

SO₃ + H₂O = H₂SO₄

The sulfur in hydrogen sulfide has a valence of -2, while the sulfur in sulfur trioxide or in sulfuric acid has a valence of +6. You should have learned that in Chemistry 100.

[Fiddlstix]

Hey, I'm an old guy. I get things wrong sometimes. It's been almost fifty years since I studied chem in high school.
Geeez. What are you doing on this old thread anyway?
lol

[reg45]

SO2 + H2O = H2SO4

WRONG AGAIN

SO₂ + H₂O = H₂SO₃

sulfur dioxide + water = sulfurous acid (not sulfuric)

2SO₂ + O₂ = 2SO₃

sulfur dioxide + oxygen = sulfur trioxide

SO₃ + H₂O = H₂SO₄

sulfur trioxide + water = sulfuric acid

[reg45]

Trying to recall my college chemistry from forty years ago.

[Fiddlstix]

What is your problem? I hereby apologize for not being a master chemist. Okay?
Geez! This thread is 4 years old.
Did I do something to upset you?

[ThomasThomas]

and provide synthetic flavors.

What would these flavors be? Rotten eggs and sewer gas or not on my top ten flavors.

Rotten eggs top 50 maybe.

[reg45]

Sorry! I did not mean to insult you. I just wanted you to have the facts straight.

I majored in chemistry in college, but I haven't used it in years. Thanks for the opportunity to use that old knowledge again.

[Fiddlstix]

I majored in chemistry in college, but I haven't used it in years......

I see. Well, that explains it then. I wish I had studied more chemistry myself. It had always been an interesting subject in my opinion.

I'm not insulted. I just couldn't understand your interest in this old thread.
But
You explained it all. Have a good evening.

[Gorzaloon]

I would guess that the kids want it to stink things up Practical Jokes

H2S can also be made by the hydrolysis of ferrous sulfide.

I was a Bad Kid. Got it into the potted plants in the administrative offices.

Someone watered the plants, and ....

I visited Ground Zero some hours later. The office staff was too well-bred to react...They suffered in the stench, making accusatory sidelong glances at each other.

[Spam.is.retarted]

Hello,
This 17 year old of your neighbor, is he mischievous? I mean, he can't be wanting to develop photos in secret? I doubt he wants to make a bomb... although Ammonium sulfide is flammable, it won't explode like a hydrogen bomb or a uranium bomb...

Ammonium sulfide is most effective when it is bottled up in a bottle the size of your first two pinky finger joints. You use this as a stink bomb. He/she may be trying to make a large stink bomb.