3 Fe (s) + Sb2S3 (s) 3 FeS (s) + 2 Sb (s)

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

3 Fe0 - 6 e- 3 FeII (oxidation)

2 SbIII + 6 e- 2 Sb0 (reduction)

Fe is a reducing agent, Sb2S3 is an oxidizing agent.

Reactants:

  • Fe
    • Names: Iron source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Fe source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 26 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
  • Sb2S3Diantimony trisulfide antimony(III) sulfide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: Antimony trisulfide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Antimony sulfide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Antimonous sufide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Appearance: Grey / black orthorhombic crystal (stibnite) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27

Products:

  • FeS
    • Names: Iron(II) sulfide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Iron sulfide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Ferrous sulfide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: Gray, sometimes in lumps or powder source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
  • Sb
    • Names: Antimony source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Sb source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 51 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Silver-white lustrous hard brittle lumps or dark grey powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Silver-white, lustrous, hard, brittle solid; scale-like crystals; or a dark-gray, lustrous powder. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02