In the preparation of magnesium carbonate magnesium was burnt in air and the product collected.Dilute sulphuric acid was added and the mixture filtered and cooled....

      

In the preparation of magnesium carbonate magnesium was burnt in air and the product collected.Dilute sulphuric acid was added and the mixture filtered and cooled. Sodium carbonate was added to the filtrate and the content filtered. The residue was washed and dried to give a white powder.
a) Give the chemical name of the product formed when magnesium burns in air
b) Write a chemical equation for the formation of product.
c) (i) Name filtrate collected after sodium carbonate was added
(ii) Name the white powder.
d) Write chemical equation for the reaction between product in (a) and acid.
e) Name the ions present in the filtrate after addition of sodium carbonate.
f) Write an ionic equation to show the formation of the white powder
g) Write an equation to show what happened when white powder is strongly heated.

  

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sharon
(a) Magnesium oxide / MgO
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(c) (i) Sodium sulphate
(ii) Magnesium carbonate
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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 21, 2019 at 08:24


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