Making a Metal Oxide
For the past few weeks in science we have been learning about metallurgy. Today we done experiment on burning magnesium.
Aim:To make metal oxide and observe the difference in properties of the products compared to the reactants
Equipment: A piece of magnesium, Bunsen burner, Safety glasses, metal scissor tongs.
Method:
1.Light your Bunsen burner.
2.Hold you piece of magnesium in the scissor tongs. Ensure you are holding onto the very tip of the magnesium
3.Place the other end of the magnesium into the Bunsen Flame ( at the top of the blue flame)
4.When the magnesium begins to burn, do not look directly at it, as the light emitted can permanently damage your eyes
Observation
As the magnesium piece caught on fire and burn a little bit, we waited and watched as an luminous glow was coming from it. The bright light we formed was Magnesium + oxygen -----> magnesium oxide which was what made that bright eye hurting light
Overall this was a beast as experiment and I enjoyed doing it
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