A student heated a mixture of iron filings and sulfur strongly
CHEMISTRY · Multi-part · AP · Chemistry · Chemical Reactions · Chemical Reactions
Problem
A student heated a mixture of iron filings and sulfur strongly. A red glow spread through the mixture as the reaction continued. At the end of the experiment, a black solid had formed.
(a) Explain what the red glow indicates.
(b) Give the chemical name of the black solid.
(c) Write a word equation and a balanced chemical equation to represent the reaction that has taken place.
(d) The black solid is a compound. Explain the difference between the mixture of sulfur and iron and the compound formed by their chemical reaction.