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Why does burning magnesium explode when extinguished with water?
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoBecause it creates a reaction between the two them and the only thing that you can put it out with is sand
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∙ 8y agoWhen you put water on a magnesium fire it causes the water to release hydrogen, which ignites and make the fire burn hotter.
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∙ 14y agocause it is black
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Why milk of magnesium is given as medicine for burning sensation in stomach give reasons?
Milk of magnesium is given as a medicine for burning sensation in the stomach to neutralize the acids that are the cause of the sensetion into a neutral salt and water.
Fire can be extinguished more quickly by ice or water?
water?
Which metal reacts the most violently with acid?
Frankium. Even placing water on it can cause it to explode.
What happens when magnesium oxide is added to water the salt will be?
Magnesium oxide react with water and magnesium hydroxide is formed.
How do you filter magnesium from well water?
Magnesium exists in water as an ion (Mg2+), meaning it cannot be "filtered." You can get rid of magnesium in your well water (called "hard water") with a water softener.
What will happen if I drop a strip of burning magnesium into a beaker of water?
It will stop burning
What is formed when you mix fire and water?
The fire is extinguished and some of the water is evaporated. Whatever new compounds may form depends on what is burning.
Is magnesium more reactive than lithium?
Lithium is more reactive to water than magnesium because while Lithium will explode and generally destroy the container it is in, magnesium will cause the water to violently bubble.
Why milk of magnesium is given as medicine for burning sensation in stomach give reasons?
Milk of magnesium is given as a medicine for burning sensation in the stomach to neutralize the acids that are the cause of the sensetion into a neutral salt and water.
How does magnesium react with metal?
On burning in air, magnesium produces a brilliant white light. they are highly flammable in their pure form when molten or in powder or ribbon form. Burning or molten magnesium metal reacts violently with water. When working with powdered magnesium, safety glasses with welding eye protection are employed, because the bright white light produced by burning magnesium contains ultraviolet light that can permanently damage the retinas of the eyes.
What changes considered as oxidation reduction reaction burning of magnesium ribbon or electrolysis of water?
both reactions are redox reactions
Fire can be extinguished more quickly by ice or water?
water?
Can you give an example of a sentence using word extinguish?
Nancy poured baking soda on the grease fire to extinguish the flame.
How do you use extinguishing in a sentence?
The fireman was exhausted after extinguishing the fire. or By the time the firemen reached the burning building, the heaven sent rain was already in the process of extinguishing the fire.
Which metal reacts the most violently with acid?
Frankium. Even placing water on it can cause it to explode.
How does chlorine explode when mixed with water?
Chlorine doesn't explode when mixed with water. Pool water has chlorine in it. I think you meant sodium mixed with water, which does explode.
Difference between magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide?
Magnesium oxide will react with water to form Magnesium Hydroxide. Magnesium Hydroxide will not reat further with water
