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itch vaccine · 03-26-2005, 02:39 AM

Hi,

My chemistry needs help.

This seems like a very simple question, and I was told it should be Mg(OH)2 -- Magnesium hydroxide

Okay, now this is the case.
I have a revision book which states that Magnesium Hydroxide should form when Magnesium reacts with water. I have my teacher's notes which states the same time.

I also have my textbook which says that Magnesium does not form the normal hydroxide, but reacts with water to form Magnesium Oxide --- MgO.

Okay... -.-''
So now .. is it oxide or hydroxide.

Thank you so much

03-26-2005, 02:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
itch vaccine Psycho Location: on my spinning computer chair	Magnesium + water = ??? Hi, My chemistry needs help. This seems like a very simple question, and I was told it should be Mg(OH)2 -- Magnesium hydroxide Okay, now this is the case. I have a revision book which states that Magnesium Hydroxide should form when Magnesium reacts with water. I have my teacher's notes which states the same time. I also have my textbook which says that Magnesium does not form the normal hydroxide, but reacts with water to form Magnesium Oxide --- MgO. Okay... -.-'' So now .. is it oxide or hydroxide. Thank you so much __________________ "When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like two minutes. When you sit on a hot stove for two minutes, it seems like two hours. That's relativity." - Albert Einstein