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Potassium reacts with sulfur to give a mixture of K+ sulfide, disulfide and various polysulfide ions.

10
K
  +  
15
S
         
10
K+
  +  
S2–
  +  
–S–S–
  +  
[S–S–S]2–
  +  
[S–S–S–S]2–
  +  
[S–S–S–S–S]2–
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Potassium     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sulfur     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Potassium ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sulfide ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Disulfide dianion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Trisulfide dianion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Tetrasulfide dianion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Pentasulfide dianion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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