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This question looks at the reaction:
Magnesium + Oxygen goes to Magnesium Oxide
Mg + O --> MgO
The first step is to calculate the moles of MgO produced using the mass in the question and...

Down a group of the periodic table, the atomic radius increases.
As we go down a group, the outermost electron of an atom is placed in a shell that is further from the nucleus. This means it experien...

When this reaction occurs, strong ionic bonds form between two oppositely charged particles (ions). 

Magnesium is a group II metal, and therefore has two electrons in it's highest energy ...

A buffer is a solution which resists changes in pH when alkaline or acidic solution is added to it.

Buffers are created based on the equilibrium of a proton donor/ acceptor...

Firstly, we must consider the thermodynamics involved

It is known that a reaction is spontaneous due to thermodynamic favourability if the Gibbs Free Energy is negative. This is further b...