Magnesium oxide
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Magnesium oxide
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Magnesium oxide (MgO), or magnesia, is a white hygroscopic solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase and is a source of magnesium (see also oxide). It has an empirical formula of MgO and consists of a lattice of Mg2+ ions and O2− ions held together by ionic bonding. Magnesium hydroxide forms in the presence of water (MgO + H2O → Mg(OH)2), but it can be reversed by heating it to remove moisture. Magnesium oxide was historically known as magnesia alba (literally, the white mineral from Magn
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Chemical compound naturally occurring as periclase
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium_oxide
date created:
2002-12-28T16:38:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T06:42:23Z
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