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What is wrong with the following chemical equation? Mg + O -> MgO Correct and balance it.

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What is wrong with the following chemical equation?

\[\ce{Mg + O -> MgO}\]

Correct and balance it.

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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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Chapter 1: Chemical Reactions and Equations - Very Short Answer Type Questions [Page 28]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Chemical Reactions and Equations
Very Short Answer Type Questions | Q 6. | Page 28

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