Balance the equation by putting the correct number in front of each compound. You can work this out mathematically or by drawing

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Balance the equation by putting the correct number in front of each compound. You can work this out mathematically or by drawing

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Mg + P4--> Mg3P2

Magnesium will react with phosphorus to form magnesium phosphide

Chemistry

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Olenka [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-14T13:51:19+03:00

Olenka [21]3 years ago

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6Mg + P4 --> 2Mg3P2

I first balanced the Phosphorous on the right side to match the left. So by multiplying the right side equation by two we then received 4 Phosphorous. But that left us with 2 x 3 Magnesium on the right side. So to balance we added 6 to the left.