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Question
What is wrong with the following chemical equation?
\[\ce{Mg + O -> MgO}\]
Correct and balance it.
Chemical Equations/Structures
Short Answer
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Solution
In this reaction, oxygen is written as O, but it is a diatomic molecule, and it is stable; its formula is O2.
The correct balanced chemical equation is:
\[\ce{2MgO -> 2Mg + O2}\]
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