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GenaCL600 [577]
4 years ago
12

a student balanced the chemical equation for the reaction of magnesium with oxygen by writing Mg + O2 ----> MgO2. What is wro

ng with this equation?
Chemistry
1 answer:
egoroff_w [7]4 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Explanation:

Magnesium when it oxidizes has a valence of 2.

Oxygen, when it mixes with something, has a valence of - 2

So Mg and O2 will form something, but what? The answer is MgO

Mg + O2 ===> MgO

To balance this equation, you need 2 Magnesiums on the right and 2 Oxygens also on the right. The left will need a  two Magnesiums.

The balanced equation will be

2Mg + O2 ====> 2MgO

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