Chemistry, asked by sarthaksingh6243, 1 year ago


What is wrong with the following chemical equation ?
Mg + O ——— > MgO
Correct and balance it.

Lakhmir Singh Chemistry Class 10

Answers

Answered by ziniyakhan
18
2Mg + O2 ========> 2MgO
Answered by kushbhatt0208
10

Answer:

2Mg + O2 -----------> MgO

Explanation:

Mg + O --------> MgO

This equation is wrong because Oxygen normally do not exist in Monoatomic state. It exists as an Diatomic molecule.

Therefore, Mg will react with Oxygen molecule (O2).

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