Answer the following question with the correct answer:
What happens when oxygen reacts with Magnesium and Phosphorus. What are the main differences in the nature of products formed?
Answer variants:
phosphoric acid
oxides
non-metal
metal
magnesium hydroxide
red
phosphorus pentoxide
magnesium oxide
blue
When oxygen reacts with Magnesium which is a and Phosphorus which is a , both form , but the nature of the oxides formed is different.
Magnesium reacts with oxygen to form . When it is dissolved in water, it forms , which is a base. It turns red litmus . As, it is a metal oxide it is basic in nature.
Phosphorus reacts with oxygen to form . When it reacts with water, it forms , which is an acid. It turns blue litmus . As, it is a non-metal oxide it is acidic in nature.