Why an iron ion is attracted to a sulfide ion but not to a zinc ion?

Answer 1

Both the iron ion and the zinc ion carry positive charges while the sulfide ion carries a negative charge. Like charges repel each other, opposite charges attract each other.

Answer 2

Metal ions and non-metal ions always combine to form an ionic bond. Metals lose electrons to gain a fully filled outer shell to become stable and non-metals gain electrons to attain a full outer shell. Iron ion has a charge of +2 or +3, which means depending on how many electrons it has in it's outer shell it loses those many electrons, Zinc on the other hand has a charge of +2 which means in a chemical reaction it will lose 2 electrons to form a positive 2 ion. Since both iron and zinc lose electron they are not attracted to each other. Iron ion is attracted to sulfide ion because sulfide ion will gain the electrons lost by iron ion and form a negative ion, which means positive iron ion will be attracted to the negative sulfide ion and they will be held together by an electrostatic force of attraction.

Answer 3

The iron ion is formed when iron loans out an electron or electrons. The sulfide ion is formed when it borrows electrons. Atoms (elements) that want to loan electrons out are attracted to atoms (elements) that want to borrow them. Makes perfect sense when you think about it. Zinc is a metal like iron, and it, too wants to loan out electrons. Atoms (elements) that want to loan out electrons are not attracted to other atoms (elements) that want to loan out electrons. Same for atoms (elements) that want to borrow them. They are not attracted to each other, either.

Answer 4

Both the iron ion and the zinc ion carry positive charges while the sulfide ion carries a negative charge. Like charges repel each other, opposite charges attract each other.

Answer 5

because iron and zinc ions both have posotive charges, sulfide is negative. opposites attract, so the iron wont bond with the zinc

Answer 6

Because both iron and zinc are positive ions, and therefore do not attract one another, whereas sulfide is a negative ion, to which both the others will be attracted.