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Its chemical formula is BaS. It contains <a href="/wiki/Barium" title="Barium">barium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sulfide" class="mw-redirect" title="Sulfide">sulfide</a> <a href="/wiki/Ion" title="Ion">ions</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barium_sulfide&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Properties" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barium_sulfide&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Properties"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Barium sulfide is colorless when pure. It can get colored when it is not pure. It reacts slowly with water to make <a href="/wiki/Barium_hydroxide" title="Barium hydroxide">barium hydroxide</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_sulfide" title="Hydrogen sulfide">hydrogen sulfide</a>. It reacts with acids to make a barium salt and hydrogen sulfide, too. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preparation">Preparation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barium_sulfide&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Preparation" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barium_sulfide&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Preparation"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is made by <a href="/wiki/Reduction_(chemistry)" title="Reduction (chemistry)">reduction</a> of <a href="/wiki/Barium_sulfate" title="Barium sulfate">barium sulfate</a> with <a href="/wiki/Carbon" title="Carbon">carbon</a> at a high temperature. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barium_sulfide&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Uses" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barium_sulfide&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Uses"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is used to make barium compounds from barium ore. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Safety">Safety</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barium_sulfide&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Safety" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barium_sulfide&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Safety"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Barium sulfide looks very similar to barium sulfate. Barium sulfate is not toxic, while barium sulfide is very toxic. Barium sulfide dissolves in water to make toxic hydrogen sulfide and toxic barium hydroxide. 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