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Question
When a magnesium ribbon burns in air with a dazzling flame and forms a white ash, is magnesium oxidised or reduced? Why?
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Solution
Magnesium gets oxidised because oxygen is added to the substance (Mg). The chemical reaction is given as follows:
2Mg + O2 → 2MgO
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