Practice Activity 1: Burning Of Magnesium Ribbon (8.1)

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Question 1.
What do we call the process of burning magnesium?
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Think about how we describe burning.
Question 2.
What is formed when magnesium ribbon burns?
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Recall what happens after the reaction.
3Question 3.
What is the product formed when magnesium burns?
- Hydrogen
- Magnesium Oxide
- Carbon Dioxide
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Think about what happens in the reaction.
4Question 4.
True or False: Burning magnesium is an endothermic reaction.
- True
- False
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Consider how energy is exchanged in this reaction.
Question 5.
If 3 grams of magnesium reacts with 1 gram of oxygen, what will be the mass of magnesium oxide produced? Consider also the conservation of mass.
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Remember the law of conservation of mass states that matter cannot be created or destroyed.
Question 6.
Discuss how the reaction of magnesium in air might differ if it were conducted in an atmosphere with pure nitrogen instead of oxygen. What would happen?
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Consider the role of oxygen in combustion reactions.

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