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When magnesium has reacted with oxygen, it form a white powder which is neither metal nor non-metal, but is a compound. This is also known as a metal oxide.

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Is magnesium a metal or a non-metal after it is burned?

Magnesium is a metal. When it burns it forms compounds, to which the terms metal and nonmetal are generally not applied.


What are ten examples of reactions between metal and nonmetal?

Sodium (metal) reacts with chlorine (nonmetal) to form sodium chloride. Magnesium (metal) reacts with oxygen (nonmetal) to form magnesium oxide. Aluminum (metal) reacts with sulfur (nonmetal) to form aluminum sulfide. Lithium (metal) reacts with nitrogen (nonmetal) to form lithium nitride. Potassium (metal) reacts with fluorine (nonmetal) to form potassium fluoride. Calcium (metal) reacts with phosphorus (nonmetal) to form calcium phosphide. Barium (metal) reacts with iodine (nonmetal) to form barium iodide. Titanium (metal) reacts with carbon (nonmetal) to form titanium carbide. Iron (metal) reacts with chlorine (nonmetal) to form iron(III) chloride. Zinc (metal) reacts with sulfur (nonmetal) to form zinc sulfide.


Elemental calcium and magnesium metal are shiny when they are pure if the metals you worked with were not shiny explain why this was so?

They were exposed to and reacted with oxygen in the air.


How many elements are in mgo?

Magnesium oxide (MgO) consists of two elements: magnesium (Mg) and oxygen (O). Magnesium is a metal, while oxygen is a nonmetal. Together, they form this ionic compound, which is commonly found in nature and used in various applications.


Is oxygen a metal metalloid or a nonmetal?

Oxygen is nonmetal because since oxygen isn't visable it's not solid so oxygen is nonmetal.

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Is magnesium oxide a metal or non metal?

magnesium is neather a metal nor a non metal. instead it was discovered on the moon in 1899 on the first space walk. since then it has been used to build flame resistant bridges and the 2010 aero sun probe.


What are more likely to form an ionic bond a silicon and oxygen b oxygen and oxygen c carbon and hydrogen d magnesium and oxygen?

d magnesium and oxygen. Magnesium is a metal and oxygen is a nonmetal, so they are more likely to form an ionic bond due to the large difference in electronegativity between the two elements. Ionic bonds typically form between a metal and a nonmetal.


What metal nonmetal or metalloid if for magnesium?

Magnesium is a metal


Is magnesium oxide a metal?

No. It is a compound of a metal and a nonmetal. Magnesium on its own is a metal.


What are ionic?

Ionic compounds are compound consisting of a metal plus a nonmetal. The metal and the nonmetal both have charges that you can find on the Periodic Table, and they have to balance each other out. For example, you have MgO (Magnesium Oxide). The magnesium is the metal, the oxygen is the nonmetal, and they both have a charge of +2 and -2, so the subscripts cancel each other out.


Is magnesium a metal nonmetal or gas?

Metal, I believe.


Is magnesium a metal or a non-metal after it is burned?

Magnesium is a metal. When it burns it forms compounds, to which the terms metal and nonmetal are generally not applied.


What is Magnesium's classification Nonmetal Metal or Metalloid?

Magnesium is a metal. It belongs to group 2.


Is magnesium the most reacted metal?

No. Francium is the most reactive metal. WHY?


Is sodium oxide metal or nonmetal?

Sodium oxide is a compound made up of the metal sodium and the nonmetal oxygen. Sodium is a metal, while oxygen is a nonmetal.


What are ten examples of reactions between metal and nonmetal?

Sodium (metal) reacts with chlorine (nonmetal) to form sodium chloride. Magnesium (metal) reacts with oxygen (nonmetal) to form magnesium oxide. Aluminum (metal) reacts with sulfur (nonmetal) to form aluminum sulfide. Lithium (metal) reacts with nitrogen (nonmetal) to form lithium nitride. Potassium (metal) reacts with fluorine (nonmetal) to form potassium fluoride. Calcium (metal) reacts with phosphorus (nonmetal) to form calcium phosphide. Barium (metal) reacts with iodine (nonmetal) to form barium iodide. Titanium (metal) reacts with carbon (nonmetal) to form titanium carbide. Iron (metal) reacts with chlorine (nonmetal) to form iron(III) chloride. Zinc (metal) reacts with sulfur (nonmetal) to form zinc sulfide.


Elemental calcium and magnesium metal are shiny when they are pure if the metals you worked with were not shiny explain why this was so?

They were exposed to and reacted with oxygen in the air.