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some magnesium powder was mixed with some copper( II)oxide and heated strongly. there was a victorious reaction producing a lot of sparks and a bright flash of light.

1) name the products of the reaction
2)write a balanced equation for the reaction.

plzzzzz help!!!​

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Reaction:

[tex] \mathrm{Mg \: + \: CuO \rightarrow Cu\: + \: MgO}[/tex]

Magnesium is a stronger reducing agent than copper and is thus able to reduce copper(II) oxide.

Products of the reaction: Magnesium oxide and metallic copper.

Answer:

See below.

Explanation:

1)  Magnesium oxide MgO  and copper metal (Cu).

2) Mg + CuO --->  MgO + Cu.