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4. A student obtains the following data. 25.2246 g mass of clean, dry and empty crucible 25.3372 g mass of crucible with magnesium strip 25.3965 g mass of crucible with the oxide product Determine the empirical formula that this student should have obtained. (Note: this was actual data from a student, so the empirical formula is not what we might have predicted!)

4. A student obtains the following data. 25.2246 g mass of clean, dry and empty crucible 25.3372 g mass of crucible with magnesium strip 25.3965 g mass of crucible with the oxide product Determine the empirical formula that this student should have obtained. (Note: this was actual data from a student, so the empirical formula is not what we might have predicted!)

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4. A student obtains the following data. 25.2246 g mass of clean, dry and empty crucible 25.3372 g mass of crucible with magnesium strip 25.3965 g mass of crucible with the oxide product Determine the empirical formula that this student should have obtained. (Note: this was actual data from a student, so the empirical formula is not what we might have predicted!)
Transcribed Image Text:4. A student obtains the following data. 25.2246 g mass of clean, dry and empty crucible 25.3372 g mass of crucible with magnesium strip 25.3965 g mass of crucible with the oxide product Determine the empirical formula that this student should have obtained. (Note: this was actual data from a student, so the empirical formula is not what we might have predicted!)
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Magnesium ribbon when burnt in air undergoes a chemical change and yields oxide of Magnesium.

The flame provides the activation energy and the oxygen present in air supports the combustion.

This reaction is highly exothermic.

 

 

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