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Magnesium Oxide: Magnesium Burned in Air
Magnesia, MgO, is what magnesium leaves when it burns: Thorpe's Dictionary (1912) gives it as the product of the combustion of magnesium in air, a white amorphous powder, alkaline to litmus but not caustic, and almost insoluble in water. The metal burns with a blinding white flame: do not look straight at it.
The picture: our diagram.
Beginner
1 hour
Instructions
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Burn the magnesium in air
Burn the magnesium in air
Burn magnesium in air. Ours: hold magnesium ribbon in tongs, light it in a burner flame over a fireproof dish and let the white oxide fall into the dish. Do not look straight at the flame.
Materials for this step:
Magnesium Ribbon1 as requiredTools needed:
Bunsen Burner
Crucible Tongs
Evaporating Dish
Safety Glasses
Heat-Resistant Gloves2
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Collect the white powder
Collect the white powder
Collect the white amorphous powder of magnesium oxide. Ours: keep it in a stoppered bottle.
Tools needed:
Glass Bottles with StoppersMaterials
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