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Write a balanced chemical reaction and give your observation when the following metals react:
Magnesium with steam

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Observation: Magnesium (Mg) reacts with steam with an intense white light to form white magnesium oxide (MgO) with the evolution of hydrogen gas.
The balanced chemical equation for the reaction is,
$M g (s) + H_{2} O (g) \to M g O (s) + H_{2} (g)$

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