Question

What happens when magnessium ribbon is burn

Answer 1

it gives lightning effect 

Answer 2

Magnesium ribbon burns in air with an extremely bright white light, giving off a large amount of energy, and white smoke with is mostly magnesium oxide in very fine particles. The magnesium ribbon easily crumbles into a white powder which is a mixture of magnesium oxide (about 90%) and magnesium nitride . since air is a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen gases, both elements react with the magnesium meta