Question

An activity of burning of a magnesium ribbon and collection of magnesium oxide. (Including observation and conclusion)

Answer 1

Take a strip of Mg ribbon and clean it by rubbing sandpaper . Hold the strip of Mg ribbon with the help of tongs over a watch glass . Burn the Mg ribbon with the non luminous flame of Bunsen burner. Mg ribbon burns with a dazzling and white powder is collected on a watch glass kept below the flame. The white powder is Magnesium Oxide formed by the reaction of Mg and O present in air.

Answer 2

we will take a strip of Mg and hold it with the help of test tube holder and put it over the flame of bunsen burner.It burns with a dazzling white flame and will be converted into MgO which would be formed as a white  product of the reaction