Magnesium ribbon burns with a dazzling white flame and changes into a white powder. It is formed due to the reaction between magnesium and oxygen present in the air.
What is the name of this white powder?
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Magnesium ribbon burns with a dazzling white flame and changes into a white powder. It is formed due to the reaction between magnesium and oxygen present in the air.
What is the name of this white powder?
Magnesium Oxide will be formed when Magnesium is burned in air
This powder is magnesium oxide. The reaction between magnesium and oxygen present in the air is as follows:
2Mg + O2 → 2MgO