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Realgar (/ r i ˈ æ l ɡ ɑːr,-ɡ ər / ree-AL-gar, -gər), also known as arsenic blende, ruby sulphur or ruby of arsenic, is an arsenic sulfide mineral with the chemical formula α-As 4 S 4. It is a soft, sectile mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals, or in granular, compact, or powdery form, often in association with the related ...
Arsenic sulfide may refer to: Arsenic trisulfide , As 2 S 3 , the mineral orpiment Arsenic pentasulfide , As 2 S 5 , similar structure to phosphorus pentasulfide (β-P 2 S 5 )
Arsenic trisulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula As 2 S 3. It is a dark yellow solid that is insoluble in water. It also occurs as the mineral orpiment (Latin: auripigmentum), which has been used as a pigment called King's yellow. It is produced in the analysis of arsenic compounds.
Used in its pure form, without additional definition, as a rule, it meant orpiment or, more generally, arsenic sulfide in the form of a mineral. However, more often in the texts there was still a color clarification that made it possible to avoid confusion: red arsenic blende was called realgar, and yellow arsenic blende was called orpiment. [5]
Arsenic may be solubilized by various processes. When pH is high, arsenic may be released from surface binding sites that lose their positive charge. When water level drops and sulfide minerals are exposed to air, arsenic trapped in sulfide minerals can be released into water. When organic carbon is present in water, bacteria are fed by ...
Orpiment, also known as ″yellow arsenic blende″ is a deep-colored, orange-yellow arsenic sulfide mineral with formula As 2 S 3.It is found in volcanic fumaroles, low-temperature hydrothermal veins, and hot springs and may be formed through sublimation.
Arsenic is used as the group 15 element in the III-V semiconductors gallium arsenide, indium arsenide, and aluminium arsenide. [10] The valence electron count of GaAs is the same as a pair of Si atoms, but the band structure is completely different which results in distinct bulk properties. [11]
Sulfosalt minerals are sulfide minerals with the general formula A m B n X p, where A represents a metal such as copper, lead, silver, iron, and rarely mercury, zinc, vanadium; B usually represents semi-metal such as arsenic, antimony, bismuth, and rarely germanium, or metals like tin and rarely vanadium; X is sulfur or rarely selenium and/or ...