Q: When zinc metal is mixed with sulfur and heated, what is produced?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

In the course of a chemical reaction between a metal and a nonmetal, electrons are transferred from the metal atoms to the nonmetal atoms. For example, when zinc metal is mixed with sulfur and heated, the compound zinc sulfide is produced. Two valence electrons from each zinc atom are transferred to each sulfur atom.

 Choices:

- extraction sulfide

- methane sulfide

- iron

- zinc sulfide


A:
zinc sulfide