What kind of reaction is this 8 Fe + S₈ → 8 FeS ?

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MeneerNask
Mar 6, 2018

It's a formation reaction.

Explanation:

Usually this is given as #Fe+S->FeS#,
but since the element sulphur usually consists of 8-atom molecules the reaction in the title is what really happens.

A formation reaction is when a compound is formed from its elements.

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