Magnesium ribbon burns in air to produce .

magnesium oxide

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The correct option is A magnesium oxide
When magnesium ribbon is burnt, it reacts with the oxygen present in the air to form magnesium oxide. The reaction occurs as follows:

$2 Mg (s) + O_{2} (g) \to 2 MgO (g)$

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