10th Class
Science
Chemical Reactions and Equations
question_answer64)
A magnesium ribbon is burnt in oxygen to
give a white compound X accompanied by emission of light. If the burning ribbon
is now placed in an atmosphere of nitrogen, it continues to burn and forms a
compound Y.
(a) Write the chemical formulae of X and
Y.
(b) Write a balanced chemical equation,
when X is dissolved in water.