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Starting with aqueous magnesium sulphate, describe how you would obtain a sample of magnesium oxide

Starting with aqueous magnesium sulphate, describe how you would obtain a sample of magnesium oxide

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Racheal
React aqueous magnesium sulphate with aqueous sodium carbonate where you get magnesium carbonate as a solid and aqueous sodium sulphate.

Na2CO3 + MgSO4= Na2SO4 + MgCO3
Filtrate the mixture to obtain solid magnesium carbonate.

Heat the magnesium carbonate to form magnesium oxide and carbon dioxide which escapes into the atmosphere and you are left with a sample of magnesium oxide.

MgCO3= MgO+ CO2
Racheal01 answered the question on April 2, 2018 at 11:19

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