When you heat a metal to form an oxide, what strategy can be used to know that the reaction is complete?

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When you heat a metal to form an oxide, what strategy can be used to know that the reaction is complete?

2007-09-26 02:38:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

I know the reaction, what I am looking for is evidence that the reaction took place or is complete.....

2007-09-26 02:59:20 · update #1

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Weigh the preparation from time to time (let it cool first). When the mass stops gaining weight (from reaction with more O2) you can guess that the reaction is complete.

2007-09-26 03:47:36 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Iron+oxygen=Ironoxide

2007-09-26 02:50:06 · answer #2 · answered by Jeromy N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋