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Is magnesium nitrate a base or acid?

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Neither. Strictly speaking it is a very weak base. A Magnesium Nitrate solution is neutral with a pH of 7.0. Salts of strong acids are neutral. Magnesium Nitrate is salt of Nitric acid which is very strong acid.

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Magnesium Oxide is actually an acid, but magnesium hydroxide is a base; as most oxides are acids and hydroxides are bases. ---- The equation is: 2Mg+O2=2MgO

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Magnesium bromide is neither base nor acid. It is a salt.

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Magnesium is a metal. It is basic in nature.

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Magnesium oxide (MgO) is simply an oxide.

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a base

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