0
Is magnesium a metal or a non-metal when it has reacted with oxygen?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
When magnesium has reacted with oxygen, it form a white powder which is neither metal nor non-metal, but is a compound. This is also known as a metal oxide.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is oxygen a metal metalloid or a nonmetal?
Oxygen is nonmetal because since oxygen isn't visable it's not solid so oxygen is nonmetal.
Elemental calcium and magnesium metal are shiny when they are pure if the metals you worked with were not shiny explain why this was so?
They were exposed to and reacted with oxygen in the air.
Is magnesium a metal or a non-metal after it is burned?
Magnesium is a metal. When it burns it forms compounds, to which the terms metal and nonmetal are generally not applied.
Is Magnesium bromide metal or non-metal?
Magnesium bromide is a compound and not an element. So question of metal or nonmetal does not arise witch is applied to elements only.
Can carbon and magnesium for an ionic bond?
no. an ionic bond is formed when a metal and nonmetal bond. a metallic bond is formed when a metal and another metal bond. potassium and magnesium are both metals so it forms a metallic bond. (covalent bond = nonmetal + nonmetal)
What metal nonmetal or metalloid if for magnesium?
Magnesium is a metal
Is magnesium oxide a metal?
No. It is a compound of a metal and a nonmetal. Magnesium on its own is a metal.
Is magnesium oxide a metal or non metal?
magnesium is neather a metal nor a non metal. instead it was discovered on the moon in 1899 on the first space walk. since then it has been used to build flame resistant bridges and the 2010 aero sun probe.
Is oxygen 2 a metal or nonmetal?
Oxygen is a nonmetal.
What are ionic?
Ionic compounds are compound consisting of a metal plus a nonmetal. The metal and the nonmetal both have charges that you can find on the Periodic Table, and they have to balance each other out. For example, you have MgO (Magnesium Oxide). The magnesium is the metal, the oxygen is the nonmetal, and they both have a charge of +2 and -2, so the subscripts cancel each other out.
Is magnesium a metal nonmetal or gas?
Metal, I believe.
What is Magnesium's classification Nonmetal Metal or Metalloid?
Magnesium is a metal. It belongs to group 2.
Is magnesium sulphate a metal or non metal?
Magnesium sulfate is a compound, and the terms metal a nonmetal do not apply to it.
Is oxygen a metal metalloid or a nonmetal?
Oxygen is nonmetal because since oxygen isn't visable it's not solid so oxygen is nonmetal.
Is magnesium the most reacted metal?
No. Francium is the most reactive metal. WHY?
Is magnesium a nonmetal metal or metalliod?
It is a metal.It is a rare earth metal.
Elemental calcium and magnesium metal are shiny when they are pure if the metals you worked with were not shiny explain why this was so?
They were exposed to and reacted with oxygen in the air.
