What Does Sulfide Mean?

Sulfide is an inorganic anion of sulfur with the chemical formula S²⁻ or a compound containing one or more S²⁻ ions. Solutions of sulfide salts are corrosive. Sulfide also refers to chemical compounds large families of inorganic and organic compounds, e.g. lead sulfide and dimethyl sulfide.

What does sulfide mean in chemistry?

sulfide, also spelled sulphide, any of three classes of chemical compounds containing the element sulfur. ... Organic sulfides are compounds in which a sulfur atom is covalently bonded to two organic groups.

What is sulphide used for?

Sodium sulfide (Na2S) is an important industrial chemical, used in manufacture of kraft paper, dyes, leather tanning, crude petroleum processing, treatment of heavy metal pollution, and others.

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