The chemical equation below shows the burning of magnesium (mg) with oxygen (o2) to form magnesium oxide (mgo). 2mg + o2 mc019-1.jpg 2mgo niven wants to calculate the mass of mgo that is produced by the burning of 28.0 g of mg. what is the first step in niven’s calculation?
a. balance the chemical equation.
b. convert grams of mg to moles.
c. determine whether heat is given off by this reaction.
d. find the number of mg atoms in the sample.

The first step Niven has to do in his calculation is to Balanced the chemical equation. The answer is letter A. The key in the balancing of chemical reaction is to make sure that you got the exact chemical formula of the substance that is reacting and the yielded product. After getting the formula, identify first the hardest element/atom to be balanced such as Na, Zn, Cl, etc. Then proceed to the easier ones such as O, H. Make sure to not the atoms present in the molecule of the substance.

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