Solubility of hydrogen sulfide
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According to the SDS for hydrogen sulfide, it is soluble in water and ethanol. I am not familiar with the situation regarding hydrogen sulfide dissolving in organic substances; please share your knowledge on this topic.
This post was last edited by Qingcheng Jun on 2020-4-22 at 14:06. The information that it is soluble in water and ethanol isn’t very useful, as no quantitative values are provided. It is more difficult to obtain valuable information on the solubility of other organic compounds
Whether dissolution is possible depends on polarity; like dissolves like. Hydrogen sulfide is polar, water is polar, and ethanol is also polar, so they can dissolve in each other. However, the amount that can dissolve depends on specific data. In my understanding, polarity arises when the electron clouds in a molecule are distributed asymmetrically, resulting in two poles; whereas a non-polar molecule has a symmetrical structure with no poles. I would appreciate guidance from those who are more knowledgeable on this topic.