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Magnesium wire burns in the atomosphere ...

Magnesium wire burns in the atomosphere of `CO_(2)` because

A

Magnesium acts as an oxidising agent

B

Magnesium has 2 electrons in the outermost orbit

C

Magnesium acts as a reducing agent and removes oxygen from `CO_2`

D

Mg forms complex with `CO_2`

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The correct Answer is:
C
`2Mg+CO_2to2MgO+C`
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