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A student balanced the chemical equation for the reaction of magnesium with oxygen by writing MG+O2 → MgO2, What is wrong with this equation?

A. There is not the same number of each atom on both sides of the equation.
B. The valences of the reactants indicate that the product should be Mg2O.
C. The valences of the reactants indicate that the product should be MgO.

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A There is not the same number of each atom on both sides of the equation.
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