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Question
Give reason:
Why sulphur does dissolve when carbon disulphide is added to a mixture of iron and sulphur but not when it is added to iron sulphide?
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Solution
Sulphur has the property to dissolve in carbon disulphide whereas iron does not dissolve and retains its individual property. However, On heating Iron and Sulphur, they chemically combined forming Iron Sulphide. In this, Iron and Sulphur particles do not exist separately as such they lose their individual property.
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