In the process, the real causes of the war were swept under the rug, the better to facilitate economic partnerships and sentimental reunions of Civil War veterans.
Science. Explain why iron sulphide is a compound and not just a mixture of the two elements iron and sulphur. Explain why iron sulphide has different properties to a mixture of iron and sulphur and also describe and explain tests that can distinguish between iron sulphide and a mixture of iron and sulphur.
Three oxygen compounds of iron are known: ferrous oxide, FeO; ferric oxide, Fe2O3; and ferrosoferric oxide, or ferroferric oxide, Fe3O4, which contains iron in both +2 and +3 oxidation states. Ferrous oxide is a greenish to black powder used primarily as a pigment for glasses.