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Is the decomposition of magnesite a redox reaction ? 

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Magnesite decomposes on heating to give magnesia and carbon dioxide.
`MgCO_(3) to MgO+CO_(2)`
Here there is no change in oxidation numbers.
This deomposition is not a redox reaction.
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