Question

What is the product obtained when Iron and Sulfur is heated?

Answer 1

Reaction of iron and sulfur:

• When iron$\left(\mathrm{Fe}\right)$ filings and sulfur$\left(\mathrm{S}\right)$ powder are mixed and heated, a chemical reaction occurs, producing Ferrous sulfide $\left(\mathrm{FeS}\right)$.
• The chemical reaction can be depicted as:

$\mathrm{Fe}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+\mathrm{S}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)\stackrel{\mathrm{Heat}}{\to }\mathrm{FeS}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)$

• When a powdered iron and sulfur mixture is heated, a chemical reaction occurs.
• The reaction between iron and sulfur is highly exothermic.

Uses of Iron sulfide:

• It is used as a pigment in ceramics/ hair dyes as well as glass containers.