Interpretation:
The unbalanced chemical equation corresponding to the production of elemental boron from diboron trioxide and magnesium metal needs to be presented.
Concept Introduction:
- A
chemical reaction is expressed as a chemical equation having reactants and products on left and right side of the reaction arrow respectively. - It also gives the physical state (
solid (s), liquid (l), gas (g)) and the amount of reactants and products involved in the reaction.
Answer to Problem 15A
Explanation of Solution
The given process involves the reaction between diboron trioxide solid with metallic magnesium to form elemental boron and solid magnesium oxide. The reactants and products are:
Reactants:
Products:
Unbalanced equation:
Therefore the unbalanced reaction will have solid diboron trioxide and magnesium as the reactants with elemental boron and solid magnesium oxide as the products.
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