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Oxidation and Reduction

Magnesium can...

Question

Magnesium can be extracted by :

oxidation of

M g O

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electrolysis of

M g O

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reduction of

M g O

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reduction of

M g C l_{2}

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Solution

The correct options are
B reduction of $M g O$
C electrolysis of $M g O$
D reduction of $M g C l_{2}$
$M g$ can be obtained by reduction of its compounds or electrolysis. But oxidation of $M g O$ is not possible and it will not produce $M g$ .
because Mg has +2 oxidation state that is stable so MgO cannot be oxidised into further higher oxidation states.

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