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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 two electrons in the outermost orbital

C

Magnesium acts as a reducing agent and removes oxygen from `CO_(2)`

D

None of the above

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The correct Answer is:
C
`2Mg+CO_(2)rarr2MgO+C`
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