when i burn a magnesium strip what gas does it combine with?? oxygen?
2006-12-20 10:15:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Oxygen. Magnesium will burn in CO2, though it's still combining with the oxygen
2006-12-20 10:45:42 · answer #1 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Burning is definitely not a reversible reaction, for example if you burn a piece of paper, you know that you won't get the paper back as it was before. The same knowledge should be applied to chemistry.
2016-05-23 02:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it gets oxidized by the oxygen. When you light it you are providing enough energy to get the reaction going. Then it is just a very exothermic oxidation reaction (as most are). You end up with fire, heat and MgO2
2006-12-20 13:12:08 · answer #3 · answered by jsn77raider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all burning is a chemical combination with oxygen
2006-12-20 11:23:37 · answer #4 · answered by The Cheminator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you burn magnesium you get 2Mg + O2 = 2MgO plus lots of heat and light.
2006-12-20 10:21:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It won't be nitrogen, so if you are burning in air, yes.
2006-12-20 10:18:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋