How could magnesium be obtained from magnesium oxide?

Answer 1

Either melt the magnesium and run a fairly strong current through it, or use a very strong reducing agent (alkali metal) with the magnesium oxide in some form of solution (but not in water, obviously).

Alkali metals cannot be used to reduce magnesium oxide. Their oxides can be easily reduced to metals by magnesium.

M2O + Mg -> MgO + 2M (Li-Cs).

Answer 2

Magnesium can be obtained from magnesium oxide through a process called the Pidgeon process. In this process, magnesium oxide is mixed with ferrosilicon and then subjected to high temperatures in a reaction chamber, resulting in the production of magnesium vapor. The magnesium vapor is then condensed and collected to obtain pure magnesium metal.

Answer 3

By magnesium reacting with oxygen.

Mostly its heating or burning it which causes a white powder- magnesium oxide.

Answer 4

I am pretty sure there are many ways in which magnesium oxide can form but thes e are the main two;

2Mg+ O2 = 2MgO

Mg + H2O (g) = MgO + H2

Answer 5

2Mg + O2 --> MgO

Oxygen oxidizes the Mg to Mg2+, which in turn reacts with oxygen to form MgO

Answer 6

Magnesium and oxygen