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प्रश्न
Give an example of an oxidation reaction.
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उत्तर
Burning of magnesium ribbon in a dazzling flame of air (i.e., oxygen) is an oxidation reaction.
The chemical reaction is given below:
2Mg + O2 → 2MgO
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