What is the chemical equation for magnesium chloride + oxygen ---> magnesium chlorate?

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What is the chemical equation for magnesium chloride + oxygen ---> magnesium chlorate?

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Answer 1 · 2014-05-13T01:38:53

Magnesium Chloride + Oxygen produces Magnesium Chlorate.

Magnesium Chloride is an ionic compound. The Magnesium has a charge of $M g^{+ 2}$ $Mg^(+2)$ and Chlorine has a charge of $C l^{- 1}$ $Cl^-1$ . We need 2 chloride ions to balance one magnesium ion making the formula $M g C l_{2}$ $MgCl_2$ .

Magnesium Chlorate is an ionic compound. The Magnesium has a charge of $M g^{+ 2}$ $Mg^(+2)$ and Chlorate has a charge of $C l O_{3}^{- 1}$ $ClO_3^-1$ . We need 2 chlorate ions to balance one magnesium ion making the formula $M {g (C l O_{3})}_{2}$ $Mg(ClO_3)_2$ .

$M g C l_{2} + O_{2} \to M {g (C l O_{3})}_{2}$ $MgCl_2 + O_2 -> Mg(ClO_3)_2$

Keep in mind that oxygen is diatomic and therefore must be $O_{2}$ $O_2$ .

To balance the equation we place a coefficient of 3 in front of the oxygen.

$M g C l_{2} + 3 O_{2} \to M {g (C l O_{3})}_{2}$ $MgCl_2 + 3O_2 -> Mg(ClO_3)_2$

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