QUICK ANSWER Magnesium readily reacts with sulfuric acid and forms hydrogen gas bubbles and aqueous magnesium sulfate after the reactants are consumed. read more
Magnesium readily reacts with sulfuric acid and forms hydrogen gas bubbles and aqueous magnesium sulfate after the reactants are consumed. The easiest way to see this reaction is to take a test tube of sulfuric acid and drop a small ribbon of magnesium into the clear liquid. read more
Magnesium(s) + Sulfuric Acid(aq) → Magnesium sulfate(aq) + Hydrogen(g) Many metals will react with acids to produce hydrogen, so they too produce hydrogen with sulfuric acid. The hydrogen will be produced from the protons creacted by the acid, and the remainder will become a salt (in aqueous solution) with the metal. read more