What do you observe when burning magnesium is lowered in a jar of CO₂ ?

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When burning magnesium is lowered in a jar of CO₂ magnesium continues to burn and a black residue is formed which is Carbon.
We can understand the reaction from following equation-
$\underset{Magnesium}{2 Mg} + \underset{Carbon dioxide}{{CO}_{2}} \to \underset{Magnesium oxide}{2 MgO} + \underset{Carbon}{C}$

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