If magnesium ribbon was used in place of calcium, explain why it was necessary to clean the magnesium with steel wool before its reaction with...

      

If magnesium ribbon was used in place of calcium, explain why it was necessary to clean the magnesium with steel wool before its reaction with Water.

  

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samuel
Magnesium reacts with air to form a layer of Magnesium oxide which has to be removed before it can react with water.
lemass answered the question on January 21, 2019 at 08:22


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