Question

2. Magnesium metal rects with oxygen to make a white powder knon asmagnesium oxide. As the reaction proceeds, a bright white flame isseen. It is found that 2.6 g of magnesium reacts with1.6 ofoxygen.


a)What is the word eequation
b) Determine the mass of magnesium oxide that forms
c)Find the percent of madnesium by mass in magnesium oxide.
d)Find the percent of oxygen by mass in magnesium oxide
e)Use the datea from thi exeriemnt to verify the molecular formulaof magnesium oxide.