A metal Ribbon burns in air with bright white light and forms a white powder .the metallic oxide would be acidic or basic in nature?
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it will be acidic in nature as the blurle litmos turns red
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Magnesium is metal with burns with a bright white flame under the oxygen atmosphere. After burning of magnesium metal magnesium oxide is formed which is when dissolved in water forms an alkaline solution
Magnesium oxide (MgO) is a base and not an acid. Magnesium is a metal and like most of the metals, it form basic oxides. When magnesium oxide reacts with water the following reaction takes place: magnesium hydroxide is formed in this reaction.
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