Burning of Mg is extinguished by :

throwing

N_{2}

liquid

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throwing sand

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throwing water

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Solution

The correct option is B throwing sand
Magnesium fires cannot be extinguished by water. Magnesium continues to burn after oxygen is depleted. It than reacts with nitrogen from air to form magnesium nitride $(M g_{3} N_{2})$ . When attempts are made to extinguish magnesium fires with water, magnesium aggressively reacts with hydrogen gas.

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