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​when 3.0g of magnesium is burnt in 2.00g of oxygen,5.00g of magnesium oxide is produced.what mass of magnesium oxide will be formed when 3.00g of magnesium is burnt in 5.04g of oxygen?

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When 3g of Mg is burnt in 2g of O2, 5g of MgO is produced
Mg + O2 ---> MgO
Thus this in in accordance with Law of conservation of mass as total mass of reactants = Mass of the product
​So when 3g of Mg is burnt in 5.04g of O the mass of MgO formed will be: 3g + 5.04 = 8.04g

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