Question

After being ignited in a Bunsen burner flame, a piece of magnesium ribbon burns brightly, giving off heat and light. In this situation, the Bunsen burner flame providesA)ionization energyB)activation energyC)heat of reactionD)heat of vaporization

Answer 1

The reaction that involves the combustion of Magnesium will not start unless some amount of energy is added to it, therefore we need the Bunsen burner flame to be the source of the activation energy for the reaction properly occur, since the reaction would not occur in a spontaneous way. Therefore answer letter B