The combustion of magnesium in the air produces the oxide of magnesium. The name of the compound is magnesium oxide (MgO). Write the balanced chemical equation for the combustion reaction.

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Energy defines the different "states" of matter. in no more than 3 sentences, describe the amount of kinetic energy that each of the 3 states of matter possesses and relate that to the atom/molecular motion of each "state".

The characteristics of two different types of reactions are shown below: reaction a: electrons are gained by the atoms of an element. reaction b: protons are lost by the atom of an element. which statement is true about the atoms of the elements that participate in the two reactions? their identity changes in both reaction a and reaction b. their identity changes in reaction a but not in reaction b. their identity changes in reaction b but not in reaction a. their identity remains the same in both reaction a and reaction b.