Magnesium element exists as single atoms. Free oxygen is always diatomic (two atoms bonded together) as O2. Nitrogen gas is also diatomic N2.
2Mg + O2 → MgO
Mg forms a +2 ion, O forms a -2 ion, so they combine and balance in a 1:1 ratio. MgO, magnesium oxide, is a solid.
3Mg + N2→Mg3N2
Mg forms a +2 ion, but N forms a -3 ion. Hence the Mg3N2 configuration for magnesium nitride.
Answer:
Turning Sugar into Caramel
Explanation:
You turn sugar into caramel by burning sugar. Burning sugar is a chemical change.
In chemistry the law of multiple proportions states that if two elements from more than one compound between them then the ratios of the masses of the second element which combine with a fixed mass of the first element will always be ratios of small whole numbers .
A pure compound contains many elements.
