arsenic hemiselenide Property

solubility 

insoluble in H2O, organic solvents; decomposes acid solutions,alkaline solutions

form 

black crystals

color 

black crystals, crystalline

Water Solubility 

insoluble most solvents; decomposed by boiling alkali hydroxides [MER06]

Safety

RIDADR 

1557

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

arsenic hemiselenide Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

black crystal(s) with metallic luster; formed by melting stoichiometric amounts of As and Se in nitrogen atmospheric; used in glass manufacturing [MER06]

Uses

manufacture of glass.

Safety Profile

Confirmed human carcinogen. When heated to decomposition it emits fumes of As and Se. Incompatible with oxidizing materials. When heated to decomposition it emits htghly toxic fumes of Se and arsenic. See ARSENIC COMPOUNDS and SELENIUM COMPOUNDS.