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In Chemistry / High School | 2014-05-03

Heating zinc sulfide in the air causes the formation of what compound?

Asked by ericahunt867

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Zinc sulfoxide? I think this right I am not sure

Answered by br011 | 2024-06-10

Heating zinc sulfide in air causes the formation of zinc oxide and sulfur dioxide. The reaction can be expressed as 2 ZnS + 3 O 2 ​ → 2 ZnO + 2 SO 2 ​ . This process is critical in zinc extraction from ores.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-12-18

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