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Sodium should not be used with copper or magnesium due to the risk of undesirable chemical reactions. Sodium is highly reactive, particularly with metals, and can lead to the formation of hazardous compounds or even spontaneous combustion in certain conditions. Additionally, sodium can interfere with the integrity of copper and magnesium, leading to corrosion or degradation of the materials. Therefore, it is important to avoid combining these substances to ensure safety and material stability.
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Is magnesium or magnesium chloride a better conductor?
Magnesium has many states, for example Magnesium Choride, or Magnesium carbonate. Magnesium has been experimented with as a Non Heat Conductor successfully using Magnesium Carbonate, and is also potentially argued as a lightweight form of heat resistant coating. Magnesium itself however, as Magnesium ribbon demonstrates, is highly flammable under direct flame, and reacts by giving off extremely bright light and heat, when in flame.
Why the empirical formula of copper oxide cannot be determine by using the same technique as magnesium oxide?
The empirical formula of a compound is determined by analyzing the ratios of elements present. Since both copper and magnesium can form oxides with different oxidation states, the technique cannot be the same because the ratios of elements in their oxides will be different. Copper can form both Cu2O and CuO, while magnesium only forms MgO.
What starting compounds can you use to make precipitate magnesium carbonate?
To produce precipitate magnesium carbonate (MgCO₃), you can use magnesium sulfate (MgSO₄) and sodium carbonate (Na₂CO₃) as starting compounds. When these two compounds are mixed in an aqueous solution, a double displacement reaction occurs, resulting in the formation of insoluble magnesium carbonate, which precipitates out of solution. The reaction can be represented as: MgSO₄ + Na₂CO₃ → MgCO₃ (s) + Na₂SO₄.
How do you remove magnesium carbonate from table salt to make the salt totally pure?
Magnesium carbonate is practically insoluble in water; dissolve the salt, filter the solution. Magnesium carbonate remain on the filter, the sodium chloride is now in solution. You can use this solution as table salt solution or by evaporation of the water you can obtain pure crystallized NaCl. But I think that it is more simple to buy pure sodium chloride; also, magnesium carbonate is not dangerous and is a common food additive.
What are 10 different metals you can use for a project of 10 different metals around the house?
Examples: iron, aluminium, zinc, lead, silver, gold, mercury, nickel, copper, magnesium.
What metal can displace sodium metal from sodium chloride?
You could use potassium, rubidium or caesium. However, there is no practical reason why you would do this. You'd have to do it in the melt, which would be hazardous, as all these metals react with water.
How do you make blue fireworks?
how you make blue fireworks is by using copper and to make yellow is sodium and to make white is to use magnesium and to make orange you use calcium salts and to gold you use charcoal and to make red you use lithium salts and also to make purple you can you lithium salts (red) and copper (blue).
What is the chemical formula for magnesium sodium and chloride?
Your question appears to lack some necessary detail. Sodium is Na Magnesium Chloride is MgCl2 "What is the equation for sodium and magnesium chloride?" = Na + MgCl2 Is that what you are asking or do mean what is the equation for sodium ___x___ and magnesium chloride? Magnesium chloride appears commercially as a solution in water from 0-35% MgCl2, or an anhydrous solid 98% MgCl2 or hexahydrate solid 47% MgCl2. What is the form of sodium you are trying to use? NaOH? NaCl? ??
Why don't we make ships of sodium or magnesium?
We don't use them because they react with water. Sodium reacts quickly and quite violently, magnesium is slower, but would still be eaten away. In fact we deliberately use blocks of magnesium on the hulls of ships so that they will corrode in preference to the iron hull.
What happens when magnesium reacts with copper sulphate?
Since magnesium is a more reactive metal, it will displace the copper and the anion (Which basically is the sulphate) goes to the magnesium. So the products you get out of the displacement is Magnesium sulphate, and copper alone. I have tried this experiment before and just to tell you one thing... During the reaction, a smell comes up, so cover your nose! :D You don't want to smell it.
Name two possible phosphates in the precipatation reaction of copper 2 choloride with sodium phosphate?
Two possible phosphates in the precipatation reaction of copper 2 choloride with sodium phosphate would be copper (II) sodium monophosphate, and copper (II) diphosphate. Phosphate ions carry a charge of negative 3 (PO4-3), so they must bind with something with 3 positive charges. Copper (II) is +2, and adding a sodium (Na+) makes three, so we have copper(II) sodium monphosphate: CuNaPO4. Another possibility is to use multiple phosphates. Two phosphates would have a -6 charge, and 3 copper(II) atoms would have a +6 charge, so they could form copper(II) diphosphate: Cu3(PO4)2.
What did early scientistis use the process of electrolysis for?
They used it to isolate the elements potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium.
How are Epsom salt and table salt the same?
No. While not poisonous, Epsom salt is not sodium chloride; it is magnesium sulfate.
Can you use the word ionic bond in a sentence?
As an example Magnesium and oxygen have an ionic bond between them to form magnesium oxide. :)
Is magnesium or magnesium chloride a better conductor?
Magnesium has many states, for example Magnesium Choride, or Magnesium carbonate. Magnesium has been experimented with as a Non Heat Conductor successfully using Magnesium Carbonate, and is also potentially argued as a lightweight form of heat resistant coating. Magnesium itself however, as Magnesium ribbon demonstrates, is highly flammable under direct flame, and reacts by giving off extremely bright light and heat, when in flame.
How do you separate a mixture of sodium chloride and copper 2 chloride and how do you prove that you've separated it?
To separate a mixture of sodium chloride and copper (II) chloride, you can use a process called precipitation. By adding a solution of sodium hydroxide, the copper (II) ions will react to form a blue precipitate of copper (II) hydroxide, leaving sodium chloride in solution. To prove that you have separated the two compounds, you can filter the mixture to separate the solid copper (II) hydroxide from the liquid sodium chloride solution. You can then confirm the presence of copper (II) ions in the precipitate using chemical tests such as flame tests or by dissolving the precipitate and performing further confirmatory tests.
How can you remember the reactivity series in order?
You could make a Mnemonic. For example for our exam we have to learn the reactivity series from Sodium so I made one that says:"Sally Lit a Candle, Making Allan's Zebras Ill. Later He called Sally a Goat"Sodium: SallyLithium: LitACalcium:CandleMagnesium: MakingAluminium: Allan'sZinc: ZebrasIron: IllLead: LaterHydrogen: HeCopper: CalledSilver: SallyAGold: GoatFrom Johann7030
