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Magnesium ribbon burns with a dazzling flame in air (or oxygen) and changes to white substance magnesium oxide. Is magnesium being oxidised or reduced in this reaction ?

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The balanced chemical equation for the reaction is :
`2Mg(s) + O_(2)(g) to 2MgO(s)`
Magnesium (Mg) is oxidised to magnesium oxide `(MgO)` in this reaction.
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