Question

A dish contains black and yellow powder, which you predict is a mixture of iron and sulfur. When a magnet is moved over the dish, black particles fly up to the magnet leaving a yellow powder behind. State if the results support your prediction. Explain the results of this test. PLEASE HELP!

Answer 1

Answer:

a mixture is this because even after mixing with the sulphur powder the iron fillings retainted the original property for magnesium

Answer 2

Answer:

Iron and sulphur is a mixture so iron and sulphur have retained their properties. However, a compound formed by mixing iron and sulphur, FeS, do not retain the properties of iron and sulphur separately and cannot be separated from the compound only by moving over it.