Experiment:Making magnesium oxide compound

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ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Experiment:Making magnesium oxide compound

Aim: To make a compound of magnesium and oxygen (magnesium oxide)

Materials: magnesium ribbon, sandpaper, tongs, burner

Burning metals in air, Magnesium oxide. Burning metals in air, Magnesium oxide.

Method

  1. Clean a piece of magnesium ribbon with sandpaper
  2. Examine the magnesium and note its physical properties
  3. Hold the […]