Why is magnesium is added to a solution to check for acidity?
1 Answer
Jul 7, 2016
Magnesium is unique in that it reacts only very slighy with neutral water but vigorously with even weakly acidic solutions.
Explanation:
More active metals react too much with water, less active ones are more sluggish with acids. Magnesium is just right like Goldilocks' porridge.
