Question

Write the reaction between sulphur and iron filings.

Answer 1

• When sulphur reacts with iron filings, they undergo a chemical reaction and form ferrous sulphide $\left(\mathrm{FeS}\right)$.
• It is a chemical change and a type of combination reaction in which iron and sulphur combine to form iron sulphide.
• Chemical equation:

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{Fe}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+\mathrm{S}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)\stackrel{∆}{\to }\mathrm{FeS}\left(\mathrm{s}\right) \\ \mathrm{iron}\mathrm{sulphur}\mathrm{iron}\mathrm{sulphide} \end{gathered}$$