Question

Magnesium is a highly flammable element which is easily combustible in the presence of oxygen:

Answer 1

Answer:

4

Explanation:

4 atoms would be produced, since the reactants are 2 atoms of magnesium and 1 molecule of diatomic oxygen (which contains 2 atoms). Due to the law of conservation of matter, the total number of atoms can not increase or decrease in a chemical reaction.

Answer 2

4 atoms

Explanation:

On the product side, we expect to find 4 atoms of the product.

    An atom is the smallest indivisible particle that takes part in a chemical reaction.

    An element is a distinct substance that cannot be split-up into simpler substances. Such substances consist of only one kind of atom.

    In this reaction we have:

       2 elements:             Mg                O

on the reactant side:

   We have two moles of Mg:   2 atoms of Mg

            1 mole of oxygen gas:   2 atoms of O

                             total atoms:    4 atoms

According to the law of conservation of matter "in a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed".

We expect to find 4 atoms of products which is MgO on the product side.

              2Mg + O₂ →  2MgO + heat

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