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== Properties == | == Properties == | ||
Magnesium oxide is a powdery, crystalline solid.<ref> [http:// | Magnesium oxide is a powdery, crystalline solid It is white in color. This compound melts at a temperature of about 2830 degrees Celsius and boils at 3600 degrees Celsius.<ref> [http://medicaldictionary.thefreedictionary.com/magnesium+oxide magnesium oxide] ''The Free Dictionary''. Web. Accessed on December 24, 2014. Author unknown.</ref><ref>Winter, Mark.[https://www.webelements.com/compounds/magnesium/magnesium_oxide.html Magnesium: magnesium oxide] ''WebElements''. Web. Accessed on December 24, 2014.</ref> | ||
== Synthesis / Occurrences == | == Synthesis / Occurrences == |
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