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Finding the Formula of Magnesium Oxide
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Finding the Formula of Magnesium Oxide Theory: Magnesium is a metallic element and oxygen is a non-metallic element. When these two elements react, magnesium is oxidized into magnesium oxide. This is an ionic reaction where the magnesium atom loses two electrons and forms the magnesium ion with a positive charge of 2. Similarly, oxygen atom changes into ionic form (with a negative charge of 2) gaining the two electrons from the magnesium atom. Finally, the two ions, carrying equal but opposite charges, combine to form magnesium oxide. The reaction is represented schematically in Chart 1 Chart 1: Formation of Ionic Compound Magnesium Oxide Objective of the Experiment: The objective of this experiment is to conduct the above chemical reaction under laboratory conditions, observe the changes and calculate the mass of oxygen gained during the process and finally arrive at the chemical formula of Magnesium Oxide. Data: Mass (grams) Crucible + lid 28.48 Crucible + lid...
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