Balance the following the chemical equation
Blank Mg + Blank O2 → Blank MgO
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Blank 1: 2
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To balance the chemical equation:
Mg + O2 → MgO
We need to ensure that the number of atoms on both sides of the equation is equal.
To balance the equation, we will start by counting the number of each type of atom on both sides.
On the left side, we have 1 Mg atom and 2 O atoms. On the right side, we have 1 Mg atom and 1 O atom.
To balance the oxygen atoms, we need to add a coefficient of 2 in front of MgO on the right side:
Mg + O2 → 2 MgO
Now, we have 1 Mg atom on both sides, but we have 2 O atoms on the left side and 2 O atoms on the right side.
To balance the oxygen atoms, we need to add a coefficient of 2 in front of O2 on the left side:
2 Mg + O2 → 2 MgO
Now the equation is balanced with 2 Mg atoms on both sides and 2 O atoms on both sides.
To balance a chemical equation, you need to ensure that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation. Let's start balancing the given chemical equation step by step.
We have the unbalanced equation:
Blank Mg + Blank O2 → Blank MgO
First, let's focus on balancing the magnesium (Mg) atoms. In this equation, there is only one unbalanced magnesium atom on the left side and one magnesium atom on the right side, so it is already balanced.
Next, let's balance the oxygen (O) atoms. On the left side, we have a single oxygen atom in the O2 molecule, giving us a total of 2 oxygen atoms. However, on the right side, we have only one oxygen atom in the MgO molecule. To balance the oxygen atoms, we need to insert a coefficient in front of the MgO compound.
We can balance the oxygen atoms by placing the coefficient 2 in front of MgO, like this:
Blank Mg + Blank O2 → 2 MgO
Now, let's check if the equation is fully balanced. On the left side, we have one magnesium atom and two oxygen atoms totaling three atoms. On the right side, we have two magnesium atoms and two oxygen atoms, totaling four atoms. Therefore, both sides of the equation have equal numbers of atoms, and the equation is balanced.
The balanced chemical equation is:
Blank Mg + Blank O2 → 2 MgO