Question

A price of burning magnesium was introduced into a jar of nitrogen. And water was added to the product of the reaction and the resultant mixture tested with litmus. What was observed

Answer 1

burning magnesium means reacting with air or oxygen to form magnesium oxide MgO

as known that metallic oxides are basic in nature because they can accept a pair of electeons.

when magneaium oxide react with nitrogen it forms magnesium nitride (Mg3N2)and oxygen gas.