What is Mg2CO4? Important knowledge about Mg2CO4.

1. Definition of Mg₂CO₄:

Firstly, we need to correct the chemical formula because there is no substance with the formula Mg₂CO₄. The correct formula should be MgCO₃, which is magnesium carbonate, also known as dolomite.

1.1 Common name: Magnesium carbonate
1.1.2 English name: Magnesium carbonate
1.2 Atomic mass: Magnesium (Mg) has an atomic mass of 24.305, Carbon (C) has an atomic mass of 12.01 and Oxygen (O) has an atomic mass of 16
1.3 Molar mass: 84.3139 g/mol
1.3.1 Molecular structure: A molecule of MgCO₃ consists of 1 magnesium atom, 1 carbon atom and 3 oxygen atoms.
1.4 Ion structure: Magnesium carbonate consists of Mg₂+ ion and CO₃ 2- ion

2. Properties of MgCO₃:

2.1 Physical properties of MgCO₃:
State: solid
Color: white
Odor: odorless
PH: Neutral
2.2 Chemical properties of MgCO₃: reacts with strong acids to produce CO₂ gas

3. Common chemical equations of MgCO₃:

3.1 Metal reaction: None
3.2 Acid reaction:
MgCO₃ + 2HCl -> MgCl₂ + H₂O + CO₂
MgCO₃ + H₂SO₄ -> MgSO₄ + H₂O + CO₂
3.3 Non-metal reaction: None
3.4 Reaction with salts: None

4. Synthesis of MgCO₃:

4.1 Lab synthesis of MgCO₃: None
4.2 Industrial synthesis of MgCO₃: It is produced by separating other magnesium compounds such as magnesium chloride.