Substance profile
Dithallium sulphate
Dithallium sulphate is white, rhomboid prisms and is odorless.
01 · Identification
What Dithallium sulphate is
Dithallium sulphate is white, rhomboid prisms and is odorless. It melts at 632 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
Other names for Dithallium sulphate
- thallic sulphate
02 · GHS classification
Hazards and label elements
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H300 | Fatal if swallowed. |
| H372 | Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H315 | Causes skin irritation. |
| H411 | Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
Precautionary statements: P260, P264, P270, P273, P280, P301, P302, P310, P313, P314, P330, P332, P352, P391, P501
03 · Physical and chemical properties
Dithallium sulphate properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | Decomposes | decomposes | HSDB |
| Decomposes (EPA, 1998) | decomposes | CAMEO | |
| Melting point | 632 °C (1169.6 °F) | HSDB | |
| 632.22 °C (1170 °F) | CAMEO | ||
| Density | 6.77 g/cm³ | HSDB | |
| Solubility | Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 4.87 (moderate) | at 20 °C | ICSC |
| 48.7 g/l @ 15 °C; 191.4 g/l @ 100 °C | at 15 °C | HSDB | |
| Solubility in 100 ml water at 0 °C: 2.70 g, at 20 °C: 4.87 g, at 100 °C: 18.45 g | at 0 °C | HSDB | |
| Vapor pressure | Zero | HSDB | |
| Inappreciable (EPA, 1998) | CAMEO | ||
| Corrosivity | Slightly corrosive to iron | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
04 · Handling and storage
Storing and handling Dithallium sulphate
Reactivity
THALLIUM SULFATE has weak oxidizing and weak reducing powers. Redox reactions can however still occur.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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