burn Mg

AIM: to make a metal oxide and observe the difference in properties of the product 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 pf the magnesium.

3) place the other end of the magnesium into the Bunsen flame

4)when the magnesium begins to burn, do not look directly at it, as the light emitted can permanently damage your eyes. 

RESULTS: i saw a bright light

DISCUSSION:when a metal reacts with oxygen it forms a metal oxide, and in this experiment we made magnesium oxide, it gave off a bright light.

CONCLUSION: this worked because it gave a bright light like it was meant to