Another polymorph of bismuth(III) sulfate can be produced by the treatment of lithium bismuthate(III) with sulfuric acid.[3]
Properties
Bismuth(III) sulfate decomposes at 465 °C to Bi2O(SO4)2. If continually heated, it decomposes to various bismuth oxysulfates and at 950 °C it decomposes to bismuth(III) oxide. Bismuth(III) sulfate hydrolyzes in water.[1][2]
References
^ abcdMatthias Hämmer; Jakoah Brgoch; Philip Netzsch; Henning A. Höppe (2022). "The Role of the Bi3+ Lone Pair Effect in Bi(H3O)(SO4)2, Bi(HSO4)3, and Bi2(SO4)3". Inorganic Chemistry. 61 (9): 4102–4113. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03893. PMID35192329. S2CID247057309.