What happens when you mix Iron and Sulfur?

Glowing hot! Iron meets Sulfur

When iron and sulfur are heated together they join up and glow red hot, making a brand new substance called iron sulfide. It is no longer magnetic like iron!

The result

What it makes
Iron(II) sulfide
Equation
Fe + S → FeS
When it happens
When heated

Fun fact from Fizzy: A shiny mineral called "fool's gold" is made of iron and sulfur.

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