and Balance the following the chemical equation

Question

Blank Mg + Blank O2 → Blank MgO

Answer 1

To balance the chemical equation:
Mg + O2 → MgO

We need to make sure that there is an equal number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation.

To balance the number of atoms for magnesium (Mg), we can put a coefficient of 2 in front of "Mg" on the left-hand side of the equation:
2Mg + O2 → MgO

Now, we need to balance the number of atoms for oxygen (O). On the right-hand side, there are already two oxygens from the magnesium oxide (MgO). Therefore, we need to balance the oxygen atoms on the left-hand side by putting a coefficient of 2 in front of "O2":
2Mg + 2O2 → MgO

The balanced chemical equation is:
2Mg + 2O2 → 2MgO