Question

. The following describes some reactions that started with magnesium metal:

Calcium was heated in air to form a substance G G was added to a beaker of water to form
substance L. This substance L was then added to dilute sulphuric acid to form M and a liquid B.
a) Identify the substances labelled G, L, M and B
(2 Marks)
G
L
M
B
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Answer 1

This is an exothermic reaction. An exothermic reaction is a term that describes a chemical reaction in which there is a net release of energy (heat). Magnesium is also capable of reducing water to the highly-flammable hydrogen gas, which will be ignited by the excess heat given by the reduction reaction.

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