Question

While doing an activity of burning magnesium ribbon in air, list two precautions that should be followed stating reason for each

Answer 1

1) you should keep you eyes away from ribbon while burning as it burns with a dazzling flame .

2) you should clean the ribbon before burning to remove the magnesium oxide layer from it .

Answer 2

Two precautions on activity of burning magnesium ribbon in air:

• Burning the magnesium ribbon in air we need to keep in mind many things. One does not look straight when the metal is burnt and other is clean the magnesium ribbon properly with the sandpaper.

• While doing the activity we need to wear goggles which filter out the dangerous UV ray and clean the magnesium ribbon properly before the reaction so that the coating of oxide cannot prevent the reaction.

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