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pyrite, or " fools' gold " is a compound made up of two elements.
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∙ 9y agoIron Pyrite: FeS2, iron disulphide; some pyrites also contain cobalt or nickel, and more rarely gold and arsenic. There are other compounds in the "pyrite group" of compounds.
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∙ 9y agoWhat is the most common and least common element that makes up the total body of the Earth
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∙ 11y agoIron and Sulfur
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What are the elements in pyrite?
Pyrite is FeS2, an iron sulfide.
What is the streak of pyrite?
The streak should be olive greenish. My class did a streak test and found that out with pyrite. You want to do it? Get pyrite, a tile, and rub it across the tile. You should find out. But according to our results, pyrite had the olive green streak.
What is the difference between iron and iron pyrite?
Iron is composed only of the element Fe (iron). Iron pyrite (most correctly referred to as pyrite) is a mineral composed of Fe and S (sulfur).
What is pyrite's fracture?
Pyrite has the property fracture. - Raymond Cheung
What is the real name for fools gold?
Pyrite
What elements do pyrite and magnetite have in common?
what elements do pyrite and magnetite habe in common
What are the elements in pyrite?
Pyrite is FeS2, an iron sulfide.
What elements make iron pyrite?
iron and sulfur Pyrite is iron sulfide, FeS2.
Does pyrite contain things inside?
nope.
What elements are found with sulfur?
Sulphur usually exists as pyrite ores these are combinations of sulphur with iron or copper or both as FeS2 iron pyrite, CuFeS2 copper pyrite.
Where does pyrite comes from?
Pyrite forms when hydrogen sulfide combines with iron. These common elements often fuse and are carried by heated fluids to cracks in native rocks where pyrite is deposited.
What is the streak of pyrite?
The streak should be olive greenish. My class did a streak test and found that out with pyrite. You want to do it? Get pyrite, a tile, and rub it across the tile. You should find out. But according to our results, pyrite had the olive green streak.
What do chalcopyrite hematite magnetite and pyrite have in common?
They are all minerals which contain iron.
What job does iron and pyrite do in the human body?
Hemoglobin from blood contain iron.
What is the atomic number of pyrite?
pyrite is a mineral consisting of 2 elements, so it doesn't have an atomic number. pyrite consists of iron and sulfur; FeS2 (Fe=1 Iron atom & S2= 2 Sulfur atom; these three atoms make a pyrite molecule). i this helped
What is the difference between iron and iron pyrite?
Iron is composed only of the element Fe (iron). Iron pyrite (most correctly referred to as pyrite) is a mineral composed of Fe and S (sulfur).
Is fools gold a mixture?
No, pyrite, or fools' gold, is a compound called iron disulfide (FeS2).
