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Physical & Chemical properties

Appearance / physical state / colour

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
appearance / physical state / colour
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Study conducted in compliance with internationally accepted guidelines.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2012

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EPA OPPTS 830.6302 (Color)
Deviations:
no
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EPA OPPTS 830.6303 (Physical State)
Deviations:
no
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EPA OPPTS 830.6304 (Odor)
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Copper sulphide
EC Number:
215-271-2
EC Name:
Copper sulphide
Cas Number:
1317-40-4
Molecular formula:
CuS
IUPAC Name:
sulfanylidenecopper
Test material form:
solid: particulate/powder
Remarks:
migrated information: powder
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Copper sulphide.- Test material purity: >98 %- Lot/batch No.: CM14037- Storage condition of test material: Room temperature in the dark.

Results and discussion

Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
solid
Form / colour / odour
Form:
powder
Colour:
Dark blue (Munsell colour value of 5PB 2.5/1) at 21.0 ± 0.5 °C.
Odour:
odourless

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Copper sulphide has been determined to be a dark blue fine powder with no characteristic odour at 21.0 ± 0.5 °C. The Munsell colour value was 5PB 2.5/1.