When magnesium is burnt in air, the weight of magnesium :

increases

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decreases

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remains same

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Depends on the atmosphere

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Solution

The correct option is A increases
When magnesium is burnt in air, the weight of magnesium increases due to the formation of $M g O$ .

$2 M g + O_{2} \to 2 M g O$

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