Question

How does sulfur oxidize aluminum?

Answer 1

`2Al(s) + 3S(s) stackrel(Delta)rarrAl_2S_3(s)`

Explanation:

Sometimes you will see elemental sulfur formulated as `S_8`, in which case we would write......

`2Al(s) + 3/8S_8(s) stackrel(Delta)rarrAl_2S_3(s)`.......

So 2 questions..........

`"(i) Is this an oxidation reduction reaction?"`

`"(ii) This material is highly non-molecular. What does this mean?"`