Sulfur (note the spelling) is soluble in a solvent like carbon disulfide, whereas iron is not. So
1. stir the mixture in to a small volume of CS2,
2. filter to recover the iron powder
3. evaporate the CS2 to recover the sulfur
4. grind the sulfur to a powder
An alternative is to slowly allow the poweder mixure to slide down a slope of say paper under which is a magnet. The iron powder sticks to the paper above the magnet and the sulfur powder continues on. This not give a particularly efficient separation.
describe how you would produce pure samples of iron and sulphur powders from a mixture of the two.
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