Which among the following statements is incorrect for magnesium metal?
A) It burns in oxygen with a dazzling white flame.
B) It reacts with cold water to form magnesium oxide and evolves hydrogen gas
C) It reacts with hot water to from magnesium hydroxide and evolves hydrogen gas
D) It reacts with steam to form magnesium hydroxide and evolves hydrogen gas.
Answers
Answer:
Magnesium metal does not reacts with cold water to form magnesium oxide and does not evolves hydrogen gas. In general, they don't react with cold water at all.
And therefore, option b is the correct option.
Explanation:
A) It burns in oxygen with a dazzling white flame.
Magnesium does burns in oxygen with a dazzling white flame. The magnesium oxide formed will be deposited as a white , smoky solid on the walls of the jar.
Thus, this is true.
B) It reacts with cold water to form magnesium oxide and evolves hydrogen gas.
Magnesium does not react with cold water and therefore this is false.
Hence, this is the correct option.
C) It reacts with hot water to from magnesium hydroxide and evolves hydrogen gas.
Magnesium does reacts with hot water to from magnesium hydroxide and evolves hydrogen gas.
Hence, this is true.
D) It reacts with steam to form magnesium hydroxide and evolves hydrogen gas.
Magnesium does reacts with steam to form magnesium hydroxide and evolves hydrogen gas.
Hence, this is true.
Conclusion :
In the given options, option B is false and therefore it is correct option.
Answer:
A
Explanation:
Which among the following statements is incorrect for magnesium metal?
A) It burns in oxygen with a dazzling white flame.
B) It reacts with cold water to form magnesium oxide and evolves hydrogen gas
C) It reacts with hot water to from magnesium hydroxide and evolves hydrogen gas
D) It reacts with steam to form magnesium hydroxide and evolves hydrogen gas.