Fari mai sheƙi a fuska mai siffar cubic structure, mai laushi, mai jurewa ta biyu bayan zinariya, kyakkyawan mai sarrafa zafi da wutar lantarki ne; baya amsawa da ruwa da iskar oxygen ta yanayi, kuma yana zama baƙi lokacin da aka fallasa shi ga ozone, hydrogen sulfide da sulfur; Ba ya shiga cikin yawancin acid kuma yana iya narkewa cikin sauri a cikin nitric acid mai narkewa da kuma sulfuric acid mai zafi mai ƙarfi. Hydrochloric acid na iya lalata saman kuma ya narke a cikin alkali hydroxide mai narkewa, peroxide alkali da alkali cyanide a cikin iska ko a gaban iskar oxygen; Yawancin gishirin azurfa suna da sauƙin amsawa ga haske kuma ba sa narkewa a cikin acid da yawa.