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Q: Is magnesium oxide an acid or alkali's?
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Word Equation for magnesium oxide and nitric acid?

Magnesium Oxide + Nitric Acid -----> Magnesium Nitrate + Water. Hope this helps.


What is the difference in mixing magnesium oxide with sulfuric acid than mixing magnesium carbonate with sulfuric acid?

Magnesium Oxide and Magnesium Carbonate are very different, Magnesium Oxide is Magnesium fused with Oxygen whereas Magnesium Carbonate is Magnesium fused with Carbon and Oxygen. The suffix "ate" means that an oxygen atom is involved. This added element (carbon) means that there will be a slight change in product. The chemical formula for Magnesium carbonate is MgCO3 whereas Magnesium oxide is MgO. See how there are two extra oxygens and one extra carbon? Add them together and you have CO2 and this is your difference. The difference in mixing magnesium oxide with sulfuric acid rather than mixing magnesium carbonate with sulfuric acid is that sulfuric acid and Magnesium carbonate create CO2 whereas Magnesium Oxide and sulfuric acid do not.


What is Magnesium oxide plus carbonic acid equals?

magnesium bicarbonate


Which salt produce when sulfuric acid and magnesium oxide react?

Magnesium Sulfate


Sulfuric acid plus magnesium oxide?

Produces magnesium sulfate and water


What is the word equation for the reaction between a metal oxide and an acid?

Metal oxide + acid -> Salt + water e.g. Magnesium oxide + hydrochloric acid -> magnesium chloride + water MgO + 2HCl = MgCl2 + H2O


What is the word equation for the reaction between magnesium carbonate and sulfuric acid?

magnesium carbonate + sulfuric acid = magnesium oxide= carbon dioxide


What salt is formed when magnesium oxide is mixed with soda water?

Magnesium carbonate (MgCO3)Explanation:Magnesium oxide is a basic oxide. A property of basic oxides is that they react with acid to form salt and water. Soda water contains an acid called carbonic acid. Magnesium oxide can react with carbonic acid to form magnesium carbonate as shown in the equation below:MgO(s) + H2CO3(aq) --> MgCO3(aq) + H2O(l)


What products would you get if you add magnesium oxide to hydrochoric acid?

Magnesium chloride and water.


What does magnesium oxide plus hyrdrochloric acid make?

hydrochloric acid + magnesium => magnesium chloride + hydrogen 2HCl + Mg => MgCl2 + H2


What means that it can act as an acid or base?

These are called amphoteric. They can react and neutralise both acids and alkalis. Such examples include aluminum oxide, zinc oxide and beryllium oxide.


Is magnesium nitrate a base or acid?

Neither. Strictly speaking it is a very weak base. A Magnesium Nitrate solution is neutral with a pH of 7.0. Salts of strong acids are neutral. Magnesium Nitrate is salt of Nitric acid which is very strong acid.