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Why we rub Magnesium ribbon by sand paper before burning. Write down it’s reaction with air.

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Answered by tanay102007
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This high reactive nature of magnesium is the reason why magnesium ribbons should be cleaned before using it. - When we keep magnesium ribbon in contact with air for a long time, it reacts with the oxygen present in the air and the magnesium ribbon gets oxidised into magnesium oxide.

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