When magnesium burns in air, it forms two products. When one of the products dissolves in water, a colorless gas that turns red litmus paper blue...

When magnesium burns in air, it forms two products. When one of the products
dissolves in water, a colorless gas that turns red litmus paper blue is formed.
a) Name the product that dissolves in water to produce a colorless gas.
b) Write an equation for the formation of the colorless gas.
c) State any one use of the colorless gas.

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a) Magnesium nitride

c) Manufacture of nitrogenous fertilizer, Manufacture of nitric (V) acid, As a
refrigerant for example,in large scale refrigerating plant such as ships and warehouses,
Softening water, Removal of greasy stain, Manufacture of hydrazine that is used as
rocket fuel.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 22, 2019 at 13:12

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