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Carbondioxide does not support combustio...

Carbondioxide does not support combustion but a burning magnesium ribbon continues to burn in it. Why? 

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Magnesium reduces carbondioxide to carbon and therefore continues to burn in `CO_(2)`.
`2Mg+CO_(2)rarr 2MgO+C`
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