The balanced chemical reaction for this would be written as:
2Mg + O2 = 2MgO
We use this reaction and the amount of the reactant given to calculate for the amount of magnesium oxide that is produced. We do as follows:
1.5 g Mg (1 mol / 24.31 g) ( 2 mol MgO / 2 mol Mg ) (40.30 g /1 mol ) = 2.49 g MgO produced
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