Question

Iron and sulfur react to yield iron sulfide. Balance this reaction.

___Fe(s) + ___S8(s) → ___FeS(s)

Answer 1

8Fe + S8 -> 8FeS

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

`8Fe_((s))+S_8_((s))\rightarrow 8FeS_((s))`

Step-by-step explanation:

The unbalanced reaction of the reaction of Iron and sulfur is shown below as:-

`Fe_((s))+S_8_((s))\rightarrow FeS_((s))`

On the left hand side,

There is 1 iron atom and 8 sulfur atoms.

On the right hand side,

There is 1 iron atom and 1 sulfur atom.

Thus,

Right side,
`FeS` must be multiplied by 8 to balance the sulfur and,

Left side,
`Fe` is multiplied by 8 so to balance the whole reaction.

Thus, the balanced reaction is:-

`8Fe_((s))+S_8_((s))\rightarrow 8FeS_((s))`