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What would you see if a piece of magnesium ribbon reacts with dilute hydrocholric acid?
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∙ 13y ago
You would see bubbles (effervescence) of Hydrogen gas being given off as the reaction happens.
Magnesium + Hydrochloric acid ------> Magnesium Chloride + Hydrogen
Metal + acid ------> Metal Salt + Hydrogen
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoHydrogen bubbles would be given off.
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Is burning a strip of magnesium ribbon a chemical or physical change?
This is a chemical change. The reaction is: Mg + O ---> MgO
Is a magnesium ribbon a conductor?
Magnesium is a metal element. It has free electrons. So it is a good conductor.
What you would see when magnesium reacts with oxygen?
None But It Will Give You Magnesium Oxide Which Is A Solid. x and That's why burning Mg is not harmfull to the environment but Mg is found as a compound mixed with other elements on earth and to get it clean from the compounds you will need to uses elements which will cause Co2 to form which causes globel worming
Why should you not look at magnesium ribbon when it burns?
When magnesium burns in air the intense light produced contains consider ultraviolet that can permanently damange the eye's retina. Please see the link.
What is the balanced reaction when you place a small strip of magnesium ribbon into a flame?
2 Mg (s) + O2 (g) ----> 2MgO (s)
What gas is formed when magnesium ribbon and sulfuric acid react?
hydrogen gasmagnesium + sulfuric acid → magnesium sulfate + hydrogen
What is produce when adding burnt Mg ribbon to water?
The burned magnesium ribbon is primarily magnesium oxide, which reacts with water to form magnesium hydroxide according to the equation MgO + H2O => Mg(OH)2.
Why magnesium powder reacts more rapidly than magnesium ribbon with hydrochloric acid?
There is far more total surface area available for the reaction to occur on than just the ribbon.
What gas released when acid reacts with magnesium ribbon?
In most cases, hydrogen is the gas evolved as the result of an acid and a magnesium ribbon. But in some instances when it reacts with a concentrated acids, it may produce different gases as well. As an example, the reaction between magnesium and concentrated sulfuric acid produces sulfur dioxide.
Is magnesium metal and magnesium ribbon the same?
Yes. Magnesium ribbon is magnesium metal in the shape of a ribbon.
Is burning a magnesium ribbon a physical change?
No. Burning magnesium, or burning anything for that matter, is a chemical change. The magnesium reacts with oxygen to form magnesium oxide, and to some degree reacts with nitrogen to form magnesium nitride.
What do you observe when magnesium ribbon is heated to form magnesium oxide?
The Magnesium reacts with head to give off a bright Ultraviolet light and a pungent odour is released which suggests the presence of a gas
What happens when magnesium ribbon burns?
When a magnesium ribbon is burned it combines with molecular oxygen forming magnesium oxide (MgO); the flame color is white.A huge spark. Kind of like a firework-ish. You kind of have to see it.
Is magnesium ribbon a compound?
No. Magnesium ribbon is nearly pure magnesium, which is an element.
Color of magnesium ribbon?
Magnesium ribbon is silver colored.
Why is there a need to scrape the magnesium ribbon before heating?
Magnesium readily reacts with air, so by scraping it you are removing this coating of air. This isimportantto make your experiment more accurate.
Does Magnesium Ribbon evaporate?
no magnesium ribbon doesnot evaporate but it can oxidies
