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Magnesium ribbon has to be cleaned with sand paper before burning why explain with equation

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Answered by vivekanandrai138
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Explanation:

Magnesium is a very reactive metal when stored it reacts with oxygen to form a layer of magnesium oxide on its surface this layer of magnesium oxide is quite stable and prevents further reaction of magnesium with oxygen the magnesium ribbon is cleaned by sand paper for removing this layer so that the underlying metal ..

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