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is there anything that will react with epsom salt which is MgSO4??? it seems like it could be a good oxidizer hence the four oxygens. or is this molecule stable? could it be used as an oxidizer for solid rocket fuel????

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The sulfate ion is a very poor oxidizer. Just because it has a lot of oxygen atoms in there doesn't mean it's a good oxidizer. Fluorine is an incredible oxidizer, and it doesn't have any oxygen atoms in there.

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Epsom salts are very stable - they are used as bulking agents and in paper making. It is amphoteric (dissolves in acids and bases) but it's main usees are laxitives or bath salts. The compound is ionic and very stable. It takes a huge amount of energy to melt the ctystal and this renders it unsuitable as an oxidising agent - the oxgens are just too difficult to "free up"...hope this helps?

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