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When a Magnesium Ribbon Burns in Air with a Dazzling Flame and Forms a White Ash, is Magnesium Oxidised Or Reduced? Why? - Science

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प्रश्न

When a magnesium ribbon burns in air with a dazzling flame and forms a white ash, is magnesium oxidised or reduced? Why?

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उत्तर

Magnesium gets oxidised because oxygen is added to the substance (Mg). The chemical reaction is given as follows:

2Mg + O2 → 2MgO

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अध्याय 1: Chemical Reactions and Equations - Exercise 2 [पृष्ठ ४६]

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लखमीर सिंग Chemistry (Science) [English] Class 10
अध्याय 1 Chemical Reactions and Equations
Exercise 2 | Q 26.2 | पृष्ठ ४६

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The chemical formula for rust is.............. .


Identify the component oxidised in the following reaction:

H2S + Cl2 → S + 2HCl


Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:

The addition of hydrogen to a substance is called ........ whereas removal of hydrogen is called .......


Explain oxidation in terms of gain or loss of oxygen with one example.


When a magnesium ribbon is heated, it burns in air to form magnesium oxide. Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction. Name (i) substance oxidised, and (ii) substance reduced.


MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

The process of adding oxygen to a substance is called

  1. oxidation.
  2. reduction.
  3. displacement.
  4. hydrogenation.

Identify from the reaction the reactants that undergo oxidation and reduction.

2Mg + O2 → 2MgO


Give the general group study of hydrogen with reference to

reducing power 


Divide the above equation into oxidation and reduction half-reactions.


Choose terms from the options given in brackets to complete this sentence.

When CuO reacts with hydrogen,………………… is reduced and ……………….is oxidized to ………………….

(CuO, H2, Cu, H2O)

 


Complete and balance the following equation:

CuO +__________→ Cu +___________


State a reason why, when hydrogen is passed over heated copper oxide, the resultant product formed, differs in colour from the original reactant.


With reference to oxidation & reduction reaction – complete the statement given by filling in the blanks with only the words (a) Addition (b) Removal.

‘Oxidation is a chemical reaction involving ____ of oxygen to a substance or ____ of hydrogen from a substance. Reduction on the otherhand involves ____ of hydrogen to a substance or ____ of oxygen from a substance.


Explain the term oxidation in term of addition and removal of oxygen/hydrogen with a suitable example. 


Balance the given chemical reaction as per the instructions below.

\[\ce{NaOH + H2SO4 -> Na2SO4 + H2O}\]

Oxidation means losing electrons then what is reduction?


The process of reduction involves ____________.


Identify the oxidising agent (oxidant) in the following reactions

`3"Fe" + 4"H"_2"O" -> "Fe"_3"O"_4 + 4"H"_2`


The sum of the oxidation number of all atoms in a compound is ______.


Identify the following reactions as oxidation/reduction/redox reaction

2Mg +O2 → 2MgO


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