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Magnesium strip is burnt in air.

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When magenesium strip is burnt in air , a white powder of magnesium oxide is formed.
`underset("Magnesium")(2Mg)+O_(2)overset(Delta)rarrunderset("Magnesium oxide")(2MgO)`
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