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Fool's gold is known as...

Fool's gold is known as

A

ZnS

B

`FeS_2`

C

`Hg_2 O`

D

`Na_2 SO_3`

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B
The mineral of sulphur, pyrite, `FeS_2` is often called fool.s gold because of its golden yellow colour. It contains the disulphide ion (`S_(2)^(2-)`). The sulphur analogue of the peroxide ion, `(O_(2)^(2-))`
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