Question 8
In the equation 2Mg(s) + O2(g) → 2MgO(s), what does the symbol (s) indicate?
The right answer is the one marked above.
Solid. So both the magnesium and the magnesium oxide are in the solid state.
l = liquid, g = gas, aq = aqueous. In this equation the oxygen carries (g) because it is a gas.