If 23.0 grams of magnesium is burned in an atmosphere containing excess oxygen gas, how many grams of the magnesium oxide will be formed? Equation: 2Mg+O2--->2MgO
1 Answer
Feb 20, 2018
Explanation:
We first need to write down the balanced equation, that is
Here, the mole ratio between
Magnesium has a molar mass of
Since the mole ratio between magnesium and magnesium oxide is
Magnesium oxide has a molar mass of
So,