Date: Sat Feb 13 12:42:03 2010
Posted By: Jonathon Speed, Undergraduate, Chemistry, Southampton University
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1265822314.Ch
Message:
It's all about the difference in the state of the Mg. Chemically, the two
compounds are identical, as Mg powder is simply a ground up version of Mg
ribbon. When the ribbon is turned into a powder the surface area is
greatly increased, allowing much more of the Mg to react at any given
time.
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