How does sulfur oxidize aluminum?

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anor277
Jul 6, 2017

2Al(s) + 3S(s) stackrel(Delta)rarrAl_2S_3(s)

Explanation:

Sometimes you will see elemental sulfur formulated as S_8, in which case we would write......

2Al(s) + 3/8S_8(s) stackrel(Delta)rarrAl_2S_3(s).......

So 2 questions..........

"(i) Is this an oxidation reduction reaction?"

"(ii) This material is highly non-molecular. What does this mean?"

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