Step-by-step explanation:
Given species:
Magnesium metals = Mg
Oxygen gas = O₂
Magnesium metal and oxygen gas are the reactants in this chemical process,
2Mg + O₂ → 2MgO
The product of the reaction is MgO because both oxygen and magnesium are divalent.
This reaction is called a combination reaction where two species combines to form a single compound.