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Requires one Mg on the left.

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And one oxygen on the left.

Adjusting the coefficients.

• The smallest whole-number coefficients are required.

• To remove the 1/2 O2, multiply the whole equation by 2:

• A coefficient of 1 is implied by the presence of the substance and is not written:

• Check the numbers of atoms:

Reaction equation is balanced.

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