Question

Equivalent mass of magnesium is 24.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

• The equivalent mass of the element is defined as the number of parts of the mass of that element which can displace or combine with 1.008 parts by mass of hydrogen or 8 parts by mass of oxygen or 35.5 parts mass of by chlorine.
• Like molecular mass, the equivalent mass has no units.
• equivalent mass is expressed in grams called gram equivalent mass.
• Formula to find the equivalent mass of element ' X' = $\frac{Atomicmassof\text{'}X\text{'}}{valency}$
• Hence equivalent mass of Magnesium = $\frac{24}{2}=12$

Therefore the given statement is false.