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Zigmanuir [339]
3 years ago
5

Magnesium loses 2 electrons. Which reaction represents the oxidation of magnesium?

Chemistry
1 answer:
alexdok [17]3 years ago
6 0
The particular reaction that represents the oxidation of Mg metal would be the following:

Mg => Mg+2 + 2e-

This is the half reaction of the oxidation of the magnesium metal, another charged species would need to receive it to become reduced or gain the 2 electrons lost.
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