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Magnesium ribbon when burnt in the air forms a new compound. What is the chemical composition of the compound formed and the changes involved in the process?

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Magnesium ribbon is burnt in the air to form the compound of magnesium oxide. This can be represented as:

$Magnesium + Oxygen 🡪 Magnesium oxide$

This is an example of a chemical change since a new substance is formed and the chemical composition of the compound is MgO.

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