Dark red, slightly viscous liquid or yellow crystalline powder
Density
1.268 g/cm3 at 15.5 °C
Melting point
275 °C (527 °F; 548 K)
Solubility in water
Soluble in water
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Stable at room temperature, but can be explosive when heated. Reactions with acids or oxidative agents will create gaseous byproducts that would be hazardous if inhaled.
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Chemical compound
Sodium tetrasulfide is an inorganic compound with the formula Na2S4. It is a yellow-orange solid that dissolves via hydrolysis in water.[2] It is a precursor to some specialty polymers and intermediates in prototypes of the sodium-sulfur battery.
^"Safety Data Sheet, Sodium Tetrasulfide" (PDF). Pfaltz & Bauer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
^Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Edited by G. Brauer, Academic Press, 1963, NY. Vol. 1. p. 365.
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