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Multiple choice some important compounds of magnesium and calcium the s-block elements chemistry

Which of the following is obtained when magnesium chloride reacts with calcium hydroxide?

  1. $Mg(OH) _2$
  2. $Mg$
  3. $Ca$
  4. $CaO$
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A Correct answer
Explanation

When magnesium chloride reacts with calcium hydroxide, $Mg(OH) _2$ and $ CaCl _2(aq) $ are obtained.
$MgCl _2(aq) + Ca(OH) _2(aq) \rightarrow  Mg(OH) _2(s) + CaCl _2(aq) $

Multiple choice some important compounds of magnesium and calcium the s-block elements chemistry

Which the correct chemical reaction among following?

  1. $MgSO _4 \xrightarrow {\Delta} MgO+SO _3$
  2. $Mg _NO _2 \rightarrow Mg _3+N _2$
  3. $MgCO _3 \rightarrow Mg+ CO+CO _2$
  4. $Mg+H _2O \rightarrow Mg(OH) _2+H _2$
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Option $(A)$ is correct.

A). $MgSO _4 \xrightarrow {\Delta} MgO+SO _3$
C). $MgCO _3 \rightarrow Mg + CO _2$
D). $Mg+H _2O \rightarrow MgO + H _2$.
Magnesium reacts with water vapor to magnesium hydroxide and hydrogen gas

Multiple choice some important compounds of magnesium and calcium the s-block elements chemistry

Reaction of magnesium with air is:

  1. endothermic reaction

  2. reversible reaction

  3. exothermic reaction

  4. substitution reaction
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option $(C)$ is correct.

The reaction of magnesium with air is an exothermic reaction as magnesium burns with dazzling brilliance in the air forming white shiny magnesium oxide with the evolution of a lot of heat.
$2Mg + O _2 \rightarrow 2MgO + heat$

Multiple choice some important compounds of magnesium and calcium the s-block elements chemistry

Oxide used to treat indigestion and relieve pain is:

  1. magnesium oxide

  2. magnesium hydroxide

  3. potassium oxide
  4. both $A$ and $B$
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option $(D)$ is correct.

Oxide used to treat indigestion and relieve pain are magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide.
They act as an antacid to relieve indigestion, sour stomach, and heartburn.

Multiple choice some important compounds of magnesium and calcium the s-block elements chemistry

Which of the following statement is correct?

  1. Magnesium oxide is highly soluble in water

  2. Magnesium oxide is slightly solution in water

  3. Magnesium oxide is insoluble in water

  4. All alkaline earth metal oxides are insoluble in water
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option $(B)$ is correct.

Magnesium oxide is slightly soluble in water.It is due to an intramolecular force of the magnesium oxide compound. In fact, magnesium oxide is very small, and the attraction forces are very strong to be broke apart when reacted with water.

Multiple choice some important compounds of magnesium and calcium the s-block elements chemistry

Calcining at different temperatures produces magnesium oxide of different reactivity.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Calcining at different temperatures produces magnesium oxide of different reactivity.

High temperatures (1500 – 2000 °C) diminish the available surface area and produces dead-burned (often called dead burnt) magnesia, an unreactive form used as a refractory.
Calcining temperatures (1000 – 1500 °C) produces hard-burned magnesia, which has limited reactivity and calcining at lower temperature, (700 – 1000 °C) produces light-burned magnesia, a reactive form, also known as caustic calcined magnesia.
Although some decomposition of the carbonate to oxide occurs at temperatures below 700 °C, the resulting material appears to reabsorb carbon dioxide from the air.