What do you get when magnesium ribbon is burnt in air?

Water

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Magnesium oxide

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Magnesium hydroxide

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Oxygen

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Solution

The correct option is B Magnesium oxide
When magnesium ribbon is burnt in air, magnesium reacts with the oxygen present in the air to form magnesium oxide. The reaction occurs as follows:
$2 Mg + O_{2} \to 2 MgO$

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