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A White Spark Appears As A Chemical Reaction Takes Place In oxygen, it will react to form MgO (magnesium oxide) In nitrogen, it will react to form Mg3N2 (magnesium nitride)
In carbon dioxide, it will react to form MgO and CO2 (carbon dioxide)
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoMagnesium. When magnesium is lit up a bright white flame takes place of the dull orange blue flame. The flame is white and then when put out it turns into white powder. This is a chemical reaction that turns in to magnesium oxide, which is magnesium mixed with oxygen.
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∙ 13y agoIt depends on the temperature of the flame and the thickness of the strip. The flame temperature has to exceed the melting point of the magnesium alloy (typically around 480 C) before it will begin to ignite and the sheet thickness has to be less than 1 mm. Anything thicker will conduct the heat away and quench the melting. However if there is any water around, then the magnesium will oxidize the water, liberating hydrogen and that will cause a fire and the magnesium will vaporize at 3100 C, which is a very bright white light.
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∙ 15y agoIt will produce a white hot flame, due to combustion. The Magnesium changes from a solid to a liquid, and then a gas in a very short period of time. It's almost instant.
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What happens when each nitrate salt is put into the flame?
The color of the flame depends on the metal from the salt.
What happens if you put porcelain over a safety flame?
It will melt at first and then slowly start to vaporize
What is the method for flame tests?
Proper method: Take a strip of zinc and put into the hottest part of a bunsen, then place in acid (I forget which), and burn again to remove impurities. Then dip the zinc into the powdered substance and hold in the flame, noting the colour which tells you what substance it is. Simple version: Mix solution of distilled water and substance, then use a spray gun to spray solution through flame for colours.
What is 4 differences between a yellow safety flam and a blue heat flame produced by a Bunsen burner?
The blue flame is really hotter than the yellow flame. If you put your hand over a blue flame and skim through it, it would burn you but if you put it over a yellow flame it wouldn't burn you that much.
What happens when magnesium oxide is put in water?
If you look on the pH scale, water is neutral, so adding magnesium oxide will turn the water from neutral to an alkali. I hope this helped:)
What happens when you put a bimetallic strip in the flame of a burner?
It bends towards the side that has the metal that expands the least when heat is applied.
Does a magnesium metal strip rust when put in hydrochloric acid?
No
What happens when you put hydrogen in a flame?
Combustion
What happens to sodium iodide when put in a flame?
It produces a bright yellow flame
What happens when you put a flame into carbon dioxide fumes?
The flame will go out as it is deprived of oxygen.
What happens when each nitrate salt is put into the flame?
The color of the flame depends on the metal from the salt.
What happens when you put magnesium ribbon in hydrochloric acid?
dissolve
What happens if you put 20g of magnesium to hydrochloric?
Formation of magnesium chloride: Mg + 2 HCl -> MgCl2 + H2
What happens when you put magnesium and chloroauric acid together?
gold you tube
What happens when you put tin into magnesium sulphate solution?
it would explod
What happens to the temperature if you put magnesium and hyrodrchloric acid together?
... then the temperature gets rising.
What happens when magnesium oxide is put in hydrochloric acid?
Let's see! MgO + 2HCl --> MgCl2 + H2O You get a salt, magnesium chloride, and water.
