Question

What 48g magnesium metal reacted with oxygen gas to product 80 g of solid magnesium oxide. use the law of conservation of mass to determine the mass of oxygen used in this experiment. Explain in words how to solve this problem. magnesium 48 g + oxygen ? --> magnesium oxide 80 g

Answer 1

Explanation: Two moles of magnesium reacts with one mole of oxygen gas to form two moles of magnesium oxide. Therefore 2 moles of magnesium = 48 grams. Therefore 2 moles of magnesium oxide = 80 grams. So, 48 grams of magnesium reacts with 32 grams of oxygen to form 80 grams of magnesium oxide.

Answer 2

The total mass should be 80g since none of the elements were added in excess so the mass of oxygen will be 32 grams