Guided (6) The element iron is attracted to magnets. The element sulfar is not attected by magnets. When
a magner is pulled through a mixture of powdered iron and sulfur, clumps of dark powder stick to the magnet and the powder left behind has a yellow colour. When a magnet is pulled through
the powdered compound described in (a), no such colour separation is observed. Explain these
observations
In the mixture, the iron powder will stick to the magnet, whereas the sulfur will
remain behind. However compounds can be separated only by chemical
reactions. So
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