1726890go 1726890go Chemistry Answered A student investigated the reaction of magnesium with oxygen. The student calculated that 4.8 g of magnesium would make 8.0 g of magnesium oxide. The equation for the reaction is: 2Mg + O2 → 2MgO What mass of oxygen is required to produce 8.0 g of magnesium oxide from 4.8 g of magnesium?