I'm going to sleep soon (it's 3 am here), so might not be the best person to ask. But just post your question and if somebody pops in, they might answer.
So when magnesium is burned oxygen bonds with it ionically causing its mass to increases. Why does magnesium being burned spark this reaction? Also why doesnt magnesium bond with other things in the air?
Oh, magnesium can react with nitrogen all right. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium_nitride It's just very hard, because to do so, you need to (amongst other things) break the N–N triple bond. The double bond in oxygen is easier to break, so that reacts with magnesium first.
hmmm. And also doesnt this also mean that the actual mass of magnesium doesnt increase. Its just the oxygen (and others) bonded with it causing the increase. So in reality, magnesium and burned magnesium have the same exact mass.
According to period table Oxygen has 2-6 valence electron configuration. Mg has 2-8-2. So when they bond Mg gives its last two to oxygen resulting Mg 2-8 and Oxygen 2-8. Correct?
@TanYongBoon That's interesting. I was thinking along those lines just now. And I agree with your analysis about that bit. However, there are also other bits to consider, e.g. a H–C(O) bond is weaker than H–C(C), so at the end of the day, I still don't know the answer.
(sigma bond)
I think you have the correct thermodynamic product. I just don't know what's a good rationale for it, or if there is a good rationale at all.
I was taught that the following reaction happens:
It is called the "ipso-substitution". My professor had told me that it occurs in the case of $\ce{-SO3H}$ and $\ce{-COOH}$. But he had ended the topic there. My textbook doesn't detail any more either.
My searches landed me up at the fact that...
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I am MSc student in Department of Chemistry of the University of Patras and I would like to request your permission in order to include the picture "Biotage. Left image = microwave heating, right image = oil bath, both taken after 1 min of heating" in my Master's Thesis.
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I was taught that the following reaction happens:
It is called the "ipso-substitution". My professor had told me that it occurs in the case of $\ce{-SO3H}$ and $\ce{-COOH}$. But he had ended the topic there. My textbook doesn't detail any more either.
My searches landed me up at the fact that...
Good day,
I am MSc student in Department of Chemistry of the University of Patras and I would like to request your permission in order to include the picture "Biotage. Left image = microwave heating, right image = oil bath, both taken after 1 min of heating" in my Master's Thesis.
Thank you,
P...
The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table