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A piece of burning magnesium ribbon continues to burn in sulphur dioxide. Explain.

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A piece of magnesium ribbon continues to burn in`SO_2` since it reacts to form MgO and S.
`2Mg+ SO_2 overset(Delta)to 2MgO + S`
`This reaction is such exothermic that heat evolved keeps the magnesium ribbon burning.
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