I have magnesium oxide pills I take. I know if I dissolve them they'll form magnesium hydroxide, and I'm trying to make pure magnesium from my pills. I've come up with a double replacement reaction, will it do what I think it will?
$$\ce{Na2CO3(aq) + Mg(OH)2(aq) -> MgCO3(s) + 2NaOH(aq)}$$
Will this precipitate out magnesium carbonate?
Another thing: I was planning on using electrolysis to separate the magnesium, but if it's insoluble then I'm not sure what to do. How can I separate the magnesium from the carbonate?
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