A student conducted an experiment. Magnesium metal was placed in a Bunsen burner to react with oxygen. The magnesium initially was gray, shiny metal. After the experiment it was not shiny. It was a
grayish-white powder. Bright, white light and heat was given off. Be sure to include:
a. Did a chemical reaction take place? How do you know? Give evidence.
b. What type of reaction is this? What evidence helped you make this determination?
c. Predict the products and write a balanced chemical reaction for this experiment?

Oxidation-reduction reactions (often called "redox" for short) are reactions that involve the transfer of electrons from one species to another. oxidation states, or oxidation numbers, allow chemists to keep track of these electron transfers. in general, one element will lose electrons (oxidation), with the result that it will increase in oxidation number, and another element will gain electrons (reduction), thereby decreasing in oxidation number. the species that is oxidized is called the reducing agent or reductant. the species that is reduced is called the oxidizing agent or oxidant. to sum up: oxidation = increase in oxidation state = loss of electrons = reducing agent reduction = decrease in oxidation state = gain of electrons = oxidizing agent part a which element is oxidized in this reaction? fe2o3+3co→2fe+3co2 enter the elemental symbol. view available hint(s) is oxidized part b which element is reduced in this reaction? 2hcl+2kmno4+3h2c2o4→6co2+2mno2+2kcl+4h2o enter the elemental symbol. view available hint(s) is reduced

Which material burns faster? metal aluminum

Asample of hydrated tin (ii) chloride (sncl2) has a mass of 4.90 g. when it is dehydrated, it has a mass of 4.10 g. which is the correct chemical formula for the hydrate? sncl2•2h2o          sncl2•4h2o          sncl2•6h2o