Question

A student was heating a strip of magnesium to a very high temperature. Which piece of laboratory equipment would be the best to use for such an experiment?

Answer 1

For this experiment we can use equipment:
• Bunsen burner
• Tongs
• Heat proof mat
• Magnesium ribbon

Sources:
1. Driscoll, Jerry A. "Demonstration of burning magnesium and dry ice (TD)." J. Chem. Educ. 1978, 55, 450.
2. Laing, Michael. "A WARNING: Explosion Hazards of Reacting Magnesium and Aluminum with Powdered Silver Nitrate (LTE)." J. Chem. Educ. 1994, 71, 270.

Answer: Bunsen burner; tongs; heat proof mat; magnesium ribbon.