Reaction of Oxygen with Magnesium, Carbon and Sulfur
| Magnesium | Magnesium reacts with oxygen to produced white, powdery magnesium oxide. It produces a bright white flame during the reaction. It is a base. | 2Mg(s) + O2(g) -> 2MgO(s) |
| With Sulfur
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Sulfur burns in oxygen with a tiny blue flame. Poisonous, colourless sulfur dioxide is produced. It is an acidic oxide. | S(s) + O2(g) -> SO2(g) |
| With Carbon | Carbon burns in oxygen if heated strongly to give colourless carbon dioxide. Depending on the purity of the carbon, a small yellow-orange flame may be produced. | C(s) + O2(g) -> CO2(g) |