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What mass of magnesium oxide is formed when 12g of magnesium reacts with oxygen? 2Mg + O₂ → 2MgO ??????????? what is ittttttt :((

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Answer:

12 grams

Step-by-step explanation:

2Mg + O₂ → 2MgO

This means that 2 moles of Magnesium reacts with 1 mole of Oxygen gas to form 2 moles of Magnesium Oxide (refer to Gay Lussac's law i.e when gases react they do so in volumes that bear a simple ratio to one another and to the products formed (in gaseous state) provided that temperature and pressure are kept constant)

Thus, 12g of Mg = 12g of MgO because the mole ratio of Mg to MgO is 2:2

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