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Balanced Formula:

2Mg + O2 --> 2MgO

Mole ratio:

2 : 1 : 2

Givens:

.486 g oxygen

.738 g magnesium

24.3 g = Atomic Mass of magnesium

16.0 g = atomic mass of oxygen

40.3 g = molecular mass of magnesium oxide

Find the amount (in moles) of Magnesium oxide that oneelement will make:

(.486 g O) / (16.0 g O) × (2 moles MgO)= .0608 moles MgO

(.783 g Mg) / (24.3 g Mg) = .0322 moles MgO

There is less MgO produced with magnesium than oxygen; therefore, magnesium is the limiting reactant and the oxygen is the excess reactant. The magnesium determines how much Magnesium oxide is produced. It would be good to get .0608 moles of MgO, but there isn't enough magnesium. So the amount of MgO produced will be determined on the amount of Magnesium.

Convert moles of MgO produced with the amount of oxygen to grams:

.0322 mol MgO (40.3 g) = 1.30 grams of MgO produced

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You will need 3 moles of oxygen if you start with six moles of magnesium. This will allow you to produce 6 moles of magnesium oxide.

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