Question

state wether magnesium will show oxidising or reducing properties.give reason for same

Answer 1

it depends on reatants

Answer 2

Magnesium therefore acts as a reducing agent in this reaction. The O2 molecules, on the other hand, gain electrons from magnesium atoms and thereby oxidize the magnesium. Oxygen is therefore an oxidizing agent. Oxidizing and reducing agentstherefore can be defined as follows.