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.
For iron sulfide, two elements (sulfur and iron) are heated together so that they form the compound iron sulfide. Although iron sulfide contains both sulfur and iron, it is not a mixture: it is a pure substance. Both the sulfur and the iron have 'given up' their individual properties to become a compound.