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Is magnesium oxide heavier than water?

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Does magnesium react?

Magnesium reacts with steam faster than cold water because magnesium needs to burn to get magnesium oxide and to get magnesium oxide there has to be heat and since steam is already heated it doesn't need much time, but the cold water needs time to heat first to react.


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Why is magnesium oxide insoluble in water?

Magnesium oxide in fact is soluble in water but very little. it means that if you put magnesium in water and fitrate and repeat this a few times you can realize that you don"t have the same amount that you started with. the reason why magnesium oxide is less soluble in water than other metals oxide, is due to the intramolecualr force within the magnesium oxide compound. In fact, magnesium oxide is very small, and the attaction forces are very strong to be broke apart when reacted with water.


When magnesium metal is burned in the presence of oxygen magnesium oxide are different than the individual properties of magnesium and oxygen because magnesium oxide is?

It is a compound.


What happens to the mass of magnesium ribbon after heating?

When magnesium is heated it reacts with oxygen in the air to for Magnesium oxide (MgO) 2Mg + O2 = 2MgO Magnesium oxide is white, so when it is heated, it produces a bright white light.


When you heat copper oxide and magnesium why do you get grey powder?

You get a grey powder because magnesium is higher up in the reactivity series than Copper - (magnesium is more reactive than copper) therefore when you heat it up there is a displacement reaction. That grey powder is actully magnesium oxide and copper e.g Copper oxide + magnesium = magnesium oxide and copper.


Why is magnesium oxide heavier than magnesium?

Magnesium Oxide increases in mass because it is made of oxygen AND magnesium, and the symbol equation explains that 2MG (2 magnesium) + O2( 2 oxygen) makes 2MGO (2 Magnesium Oxide) because oxygen is a molecule as the 2 shows that for oxygen it is made up of 2 atoms, and to balance the equation magnesium must be 2 too, making 2 Magnesium Oxide ,this shows the mass increases as oxygen is ADDED to magnesium, thus making it heavier and an increase in mass. Ta-Da just amazing chemistry logic!! :)


Is Mgo a compound or element?

MgO is a compound because it has more than one type of element in it, magnesium and oxygen.


What one has a higher mass percent of magnesium MgO or Mg3N2?

Magnesium nitride (Mg3N2) has a higher percentage composition of magnesium than magnesium oxide (MgO) does. The percentage composition of magnesium in magnesium nitride is 72.2% and the percentage composition of magnesium in magnesium oxide is 60.3%.


Does magnesium oxide react with zinc?

No it does not. Magnesium is more reactive than zinc and so zinccant replace magnesium.


Why when magnesium ribbon is burnt the ash is heavier?

When Magnesium burns, it is actually combining with oxygen in the air to form a new compound, magnesium oxide. If we were to carefully weigh a piece of magnesium before and after burning it, you would see that its weight increased by about one third. For example, if you start with 100 grams of magnesium, after the burn you would end up with about 130 grams of magnesium oxide. The fact that the magnesium oxide you create by burning is powdery, means that it takes up more space (size or volume) than the solid magnesium did.


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.