when a magnesium ribbon burns in air with a dazzling flame,it forms a white ash. Is magnesium oxidized or reduced?
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Magnesium is oxidised to form Magnesium oxide
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2Mg + O2 --> 2MgO
It is obviously oxidized while MgO is reduced. Oxygen took the electrons magnesium donated. A balanced equation tells you much about chemical processes.
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