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why should a magnesium ribbon clean before burning
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Harshita Sahu 4 years, 2 months ago

To remove the coating of magnesium oxide

Rithika Subramanian 4 years, 2 months ago

Magnesium ribbon should be cleaned before burning in air because It reacts with atmospheric oxygen and forms magnesium oxide (MgO)layer which is very stable compound In order to prevent further reactions with oxygen, it is therefore necessary to clean the ribbon day to remove the layer MgO.

Amrutha Amrutha M.R 4 years, 2 months ago

To remove the oxidation layer

Vishnu Dl 4 years, 2 months ago

Because magnesium is a very reactive element, it react with oxygen vigoursly and form a layer of magnesium oxide which is unable to burn, So we need to clean magnesium ribbon before burning

Priyanshu Padhi 4 years, 2 months ago

Magnesium reacts with oxygen in the atmosphere and forms Magnesium Oxide. To prevent this it is cleaned with sand paper before reaction.
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