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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.
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∙ 11y agoIt weighs more because it has reacted with oxygen in the room air. The extra mass is the mass of oxygen that reacted with the magnesium.
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Products of Mg ribbon ASH plus HCl?
Mg ribbon ash indicates you heated magnesium ribbon in a crucible and had it render the oxide. MgO MgO + 2HCl --> MgCl2 + H2O
What is a burnt out piece of coal?
ash is burnt coal
What color is coal when it is burnt?
The colour when coal is burnt is white,when it become ash
Why does burnt coal look white?
It is the residue (ash) which is left after the carbon materials are burnt off
What is released when you burn grass?
The ash of burnt grass.
What causes magnesium ribbon to become ash?
Burning (oxydation) and transformation in magnesium oxide.
What do you see when you burn magnesium ribbon?
it turn white as ash
Products of Mg ribbon ASH plus HCl?
Mg ribbon ash indicates you heated magnesium ribbon in a crucible and had it render the oxide. MgO MgO + 2HCl --> MgCl2 + H2O
White ash obtained by burning magnesium ribbon?
the white ash is the chemial product produced when Mg is reacted with oxide.There the white ash is MgO(magnesuim oxide)
What happens to the MASS when MAGNESIUM is burnt inside a CONTAINER?
According to the Law of Conservation of Mass, matter can neither be created nor destroyed, only change forms. Therefore, if you burn magnesium inside of a closed container, the mass will remain the same. ---- However you will get heavier ash than you had magnesium as the Oxygen in the air in your container will be transfered. But Total Mass is conserved.
What is the product of the reaction between a magnesium ribbon without ash and hydrochloric acid?
Mg +2HCl >> MgCl2 + H2 A salt and hydrogen gas.
What weighs more magnesium or the white ash?
Magnesium weight more than ash. White ash is magnesium oxide.
What weighs more magnesium or white ash?
Magnesium weight more than ash. White ash is magnesium oxide.
What is a burnt out piece of coal?
ash is burnt coal
What is result if a piece of magnesium ribbon burn and place the white ash in 5ml of water in a test tube with a red litmus paper?
The red litmus paper will turn blue.
What turns to ash when burnt?
Everything
What color is coal when it is burnt?
The colour when coal is burnt is white,when it become ash
