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Chemistry Forums for Students => Undergraduate General Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: lynn on March 25, 2005, 03:28:10 AM

Title: What is the chemical formula for Sulphur Hydroxide?
Post by: lynn on March 25, 2005, 03:28:10 AM

Please?

I have absolutely no idea. Searching on the Web only returns sulphur hydroxide[/color]  in the name form, not the chemical formula.

Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.

Title: Re:What is the chemical formula for Sulphur Hydroxide?
Post by: Borek on March 25, 2005, 04:55:21 AM

Quote from: lynn on March 25, 2005, 03:28:10 AM

I have absolutely no idea. Searching on the Web only returns sulphur hydroxide[/color]  in the name form, not the chemical formula.

What you may find are either pages/sites with separately used words 'sulphur' and 'hydroxide' (like in "sulphur and potassium hydroxide') or 'sulphur hydroxide' name used by some chemical llama instead of hydrogen sulfide.

Title: Re:What is the chemical formula for Sulphur Hydroxide?
Post by: AWK on March 25, 2005, 08:00:24 AM

Sulphur hydroxide does not exists. There is a compound H2SO2 (formally S(OH)2), but it is an unstable acid known only as diluted orange-yellow water solution. This acid is called hyposulphurous acid.

Title: Re:What is the chemical formula for Sulphur Hydroxide?
Post by: lynn on March 31, 2005, 01:09:47 PM

Thank you for the replies.  :)