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Question
Give four reasons why the burning of a magnesium ribbon in the air is considered a chemical change.
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Solution
BURNING OF MAGNESIUM RIBBON is chemical change as It is
- Irreversible change
- New product with new properties is formed (MgO)
- It is a permanent change
- Composition is changed
- Energy is required to bring the change.
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