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Iron, Fe, and sulfur, S, are two completely different elements (eg. one is a metal, the other is a yellow powderish non-metal, both insoluble in water)

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iron sulfate is a compound, FeSO4, made of three different elements (Fe, S and 4 Oxygen atoms) bound together in a molecule (eg. it is a greenish, soluble salt).

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What is the name of iron plus sulfur?

iron sulphate


What is the name of a compound made up of iron sulfur and oxygen?

Iron(II) Sulphate or Iron(III) Sulphate Iron (II) Sulphate also goes by the name 'Ferrous Sulphate , and has the formula FeSO4 . Iron (III) Sulphate also goes by the name 'Ferric Sulphate , and has the formula Fe2(SO4)3 They are two entirely different compounds. .


What elements are present in iron sulphate?

The chemical formula for Iron Sulphate is FeSO4 So, there is Iron, Sulphur and Oxygen present.


Which elements make up Iron Sulphate plus Hydrogen?

Iron sulphate is expressed as FeSO4 and hydrogen is simply H. So to answer your question, iron sulphate plus hydrogen is made up of iron, sulfur, oxygen and hydrogen.


What happens when iron III sulphate is heated?

By heating this compound is thermally dissociated: iron oxide and sulfur dioxide are obtained.


Formula for sulfur and iron?

The chemical formula for iron(II) sulphate is FeSO4, for iron(III) sulfate is Fe2(SO4)3 The formula for iron(II) sulfide is FeS, iron(III) sulfide Fe2S3


Why is iron sulphate a compound?

Iron sulphate is a compound because it contains more than one element (three in this instance) in fixed ratios by mass to one another. There are at least two kinds of iron sulphate, those of iron(II) and iron(III). These have the same mass ratio between sulfur and oxygen, but the ratios of these two elements to iron are different in these two compounds.


Is iron sulphate a metal?

No. Iron sulfate is not a metal, it is a salt made from a metal and a non metal polyatomic anion.


How many elements in iron sulphate?

iron and sulphate 2


What is the word equation for iron and sulphate?

copper sulphate+iron+water


How many elements are in Iron Sulphate?

Two elements, iron and sulpur, make up a molecule of the compound iron sulphide.


What metal would you use to make iron sulphate?

Iron is needed to produce iron sulphate.