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Ananya Shree

Class 10th
Science
2 years ago

Why is a magnesium ribbon cleaned before burning?

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Magnesium reacts with moist air and forms a layer of oxide, MgO (white), on its surface. So, a magnesium ribbon is cleaned to remove the oxide layer before burning.

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