Magnesium ribbon burns in air to produce which type of reaction?

Combination Reaction

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Exothermic Reaction

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Oxidation Reaction

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All of the above

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All of the above

Magnesium ribbon burns air to produce magnesium oxide.
$2 M g + O_{2} \to M g O + h e a t + l i g h t$ . This is an Oxidation becuase Mg is oxidized and also exothermic reaction as energy is liberated. This also a combination reaction because two reactants combines to give a single product.

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