Substance profile
Barium polysulphides
Barium polysulphides is a chemical substance with the molecular formula BaS5.
01 · Identification
What Barium polysulphides is
Barium polysulphides is a chemical substance with the molecular formula BaS5. Its molecular formula is BaS5 and its molecular weight is 297.7 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.
02 · Identifiers
Barium polysulphides identifiers and molecular data
Barium polysulphides CAS number and EC number
Barium polysulphides molecular formula and molecular weight
03 · GHS classification
Barium polysulphides hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Barium polysulphides pictograms and signal word
Barium polysulphides hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 2 | H315 | GHS07 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 | Category 2A | H319 | GHS07 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure GHS chapter 3.8 | Category 3 | H335 | GHS07 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 1 | H400 | GHS09 |
Barium polysulphides hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H335 | May cause respiratory irritation. |
| H315 | Causes skin irritation. |
| H319 | Causes serious eye irritation. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
Barium polysulphides supplemental EU statements (EUH)
| Code | Statement |
|---|---|
| EUH031 | Contact with acids liberates toxic gas. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Barium polysulphides. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.
Safety Data Sheet
Getting an SDS for Barium polysulphides
A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Barium polysulphides issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.
04 · Precautionary statements
Barium polysulphides precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 12 precautionary statements to Barium polysulphides. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.
Prevention
What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.
Response
What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.
Disposal
What has to happen to the contents and the empty container.
Reading the notation. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.
05 · Names in the regulation
Barium polysulphides name in 23 EU languages
CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.
| Language | Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian български | бариеви полисулфиди |
| Spanish español | Polisulfuros de bario |
| Czech čeština | polysulfid barnatý |
| Danish dansk | bariumpolysulfider |
| German Deutsch | Bariumpolysulfide |
| Estonian eesti | baariumpolüsulfiidid |
| Greek ελληνικά | πολυθειούχα άλατα βαρίου |
| English English | barium polysulphides |
| French français | polysulfures de baryum |
| Croatian hrvatski | barijevi polisulfidi |
| Italian italiano | bario polisolfuri |
| Latvian latviešu | bārija polisulfīdi |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | bario polisulfidai |
| Hungarian magyar | bárium-poliszulfidok |
| Maltese Malti | polisulfuri tal-barju |
| Dutch Nederlands | bariumpolysulfiden |
| Polish polski | polisiarczki baru |
| Portuguese português | polissulfuretos de bário |
| Romanian română | polisulfuri de bariu |
| Slovak slovenčina | polysulfidy bárnaté |
| Slovenian slovenščina | barijevi polisulfidi |
| Finnish suomi | bariumpolysulfidit |
| Swedish svenska | bariumpolysulfider |
All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.
06 · Label elements
Barium polysulphides GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Barium polysulphides, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Warning
Barium polysulphides
- May cause respiratory irritation.
- Causes skin irritation.
- Causes serious eye irritation.
- Very toxic to aquatic life.
- Contact with acids liberates toxic gas.
- Wash … thoroughly after handling.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF ON SKIN:
- IF IN EYES:
- Get medical advice/attention.
- If skin irritation occurs:
- If eye irritation persists:
- Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Questions
Barium polysulphides — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Barium polysulphides?
The CAS number of Barium polysulphides is 50864-67-0. Its EC number is 256-814-3.
What is the chemical formula of Barium polysulphides?
The molecular formula of Barium polysulphides is BaS5 and its molecular weight is 297.7 g/mol.
What does a Barium polysulphides label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Barium polysulphides carries the pictograms Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Warning.
Is Barium polysulphides flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Barium polysulphides no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.
Is Barium polysulphides a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Barium polysulphides. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.
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