Nickel arsenide
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (October 2024) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
| |
| Names | |
|---|---|
| Other names
Nickel monoarsenide
| |
| Identifiers | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.043.776 |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
|
|
| Properties | |
| AsNi | |
| Molar mass | 133.6150 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | red solid |
| Density | 7.57 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 968 °C (1,774 °F; 1,241 K) |
| nearly insoluble | |
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: | |
  
| |
| Danger | |
| H317, H350i, H372, H410 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
| |
Nickel arsenide is a compound of nickel and arsenic and component of the ore nickeline. It is highly toxic[citation needed] and a known carcinogen in humans. Uncontrolled decomposition of nickel arsenide can give rise to further toxic nickel compounds.[citation needed]
Toxicity
[edit]Nickel arsenide was one of the first compounds that revealed the toxicity of nickel. The damage to the miners' lungs was documented by Georgius Agricola in the 16th century: "kupfer-nickel" ores in the Schneeberg mines contained red-colored NiAs mineral originally mistaken for the copper ore, thus the German: kupfer (copper) in the name. The German: Nickel (demon) name was reflecting the damage it did to the health of the workers,[1] in addition to them being unable to extract any copper from this ore.
The acute oral LD50 in rats is about 6000 mg/kg.[2]
Preparation of NiAs
[edit]The main compound within nickeline, nickel arsenide (NiAs), can be prepared by direct combination of the elements:
Ni(s) + As(s) → NiAs(s)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Sunderman 1989, p. 2.
- ^ Reagan 1992, p. 695.
- ^ Shriver, D.; Atkins, P. (2009). Shriver and Atkins' Inorganic Chemistry (5th ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-4292-1820-7.
Sources
[edit]- Thompson, J.G.; Rae, A.D.; Withers, R.L.; Welberry, T.R.; Willis, A.C. (1988-08-10). "The crystal structure of nickel arsenide". Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics. 21 (22). IOP Publishing: 4007–4015. doi:10.1088/0022-3719/21/22/016. ISSN 0022-3719.
- Sunderman, F.W. (1989). "A pilgrimage into the archives of nickel toxicology" (PDF). Annals of clinical and laboratory science. 19 (1). ISSN 0091-7370. PMID 2644888. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- Reagan, E. L. (1992). "Acute Oral LD50 Study in Rats with Nickel Arsenide". Journal of the American College of Toxicology. 11 (6). SAGE Publications: 695–695. doi:10.3109/10915819209142088. ISSN 0730-0913.
External links
[edit]- "Toxicity classification". ECHA. 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
 | This chemistry-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |