Comparison Of Heating To A Constant Mass Of Magnesium And Ionic Compound

If heating magnesium in the presence of oxygen and they react completely, then the ionic compound’s empirical formula can be found using this equation by calculating the masses of magnesium and oxygen in this equation: Mg + O2 → MgxOy Since an ionic compound is the hopeful result of this lab, an ionic compound is a chemical compound comprising ions, which ions are an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of an electron. Ions can be negatively charged and called anions, or positively charged and called anions. But in this lab, many concepts and techniques will be used to get this compound. The main technique that will be used is heating to a constant mass. Heating to a constant mass is where a substance is