The set-up below shows how gas A was prepared and reacted with heated magnesium.

The set-up below shows how gas A was prepared and reacted with heated magnesium.

(a) Give a reason why it is not advisable to heat magnesium before heating ammonium nitrite.
(b) (i) Identify gas A.
(ii) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between gas A and magnesium.

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(a) Magnesium would react with air in the combustion tube since nitrogen gas has not yet been produced.
(b)i) Nitrogen gas
(ii)

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sharon kalunda answered the question on March 29, 2019 at 07:58

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