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Question
What do you observe when Magnesium ribbon is burnt in oxygen.
Solution
Magnesium ribbon bums with a dazzling white light and produces a white powder which is magnesium oxide.
The reaction can be represented as
2Mg + O2 → 2MgO (white powder)
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