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It is a compound.
Priestley and Lavoisier discovered oxygen. I think they burned magnesium and it got heavier. The phlogiston theory (the theory that people believed about burning and combustion) could not answer this so they had discovered something. We now know that oxygen from the air is "extracted" when the magnesium is burned. the oxygen then combines with the magnesium and form magnesium oxide. So if you started with 24g of magnesium and burned it, you would end up with about 40g of magnesium oxide.
If completely burnt (in excess of oxygen), all the magnesium will be converted to magnesium oxide.
magnesium is a purply substance. Although when this substance is burned with oxygen it becomes Magnesium Oxide. This chemical then turns into a black liquidy colour. The word equation for this experiment is: magnesium + Oxygen = Magnesium Oxide
The magnesium is burned and reacts with the oxygen in the air. 2Mg + O2 → 2MgO Magnesium + Oxygen gas → Magnesium oxide
magnesium should not be burned in pure oxygen because the flame will be white or luminous.
It is a compound.
Magnesium Oxide. MgO
Magnesium oxide anything that is burned with oxygen (what is left) is called [material you burned] oxide
Priestley and Lavoisier discovered oxygen. I think they burned magnesium and it got heavier. The phlogiston theory (the theory that people believed about burning and combustion) could not answer this so they had discovered something. We now know that oxygen from the air is "extracted" when the magnesium is burned. the oxygen then combines with the magnesium and form magnesium oxide. So if you started with 24g of magnesium and burned it, you would end up with about 40g of magnesium oxide.
If completely burnt (in excess of oxygen), all the magnesium will be converted to magnesium oxide.
magnesium is a purply substance. Although when this substance is burned with oxygen it becomes Magnesium Oxide. This chemical then turns into a black liquidy colour. The word equation for this experiment is: magnesium + Oxygen = Magnesium Oxide
What happens when magnesium burns? What do you need for magnesium to burn? Will magnesium burn if you have it in a closed container? No. Why not? It needs air. Why does it need air? There is oxygen in the air. Magnesium needs oxygen to burn. So, when magnesium burns, you start with magnesium and end up with a compound that contains both magnesium and oxygen. Magnesium has an atomic weight of 24. Oxygen has an atomic weight of 16. So if you start out with 24 grams of Magnesium you should end up with 40 grams of Magnesium Oxide.
The combustion of hydrogen requires oxygen, which is supplied by the surrounding air. When hydrogen is combusted, it reacts with oxygen in the equation: 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O with water (H2O) being the product
WORD EQUATION: Magnesium + Oxygen --> Magnesium oxide SYMBOLS: 2Mg + O2 --> 2MgO
Assuming Oxygen is the oxidizing element: 2Mg + O2 -> 2MgO + energy So your answer is MgO or Magnesium oxide or Magnesia
The magnesium is burned and reacts with the oxygen in the air. 2Mg + O2 → 2MgO Magnesium + Oxygen gas → Magnesium oxide