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The "standard" answer is that if you burn magnesium in air, it will oxidize. The combustion product is magnesium oxide (MgO). But we're not done. It will also combine with nitrogen (air is about 79% nitrogen) to form magnesium nitride (Mg3N2), though it prefers to form the oxide. And yes, magnesium will burn in pure nitrogen. It will also burn in carbon dioxide (CO2) releasing carbon and forming the aforementioned magnesium oxide. Magnesium finds a lot of applications. Only steel and aluminum are more common. For instance, some automotive specialty wheels are fabricated of magnesium alloys (the "mag wheels" of the 60's). Magnesium is difficult to ignite when in the form of, say, a vehicle wheel. But the shavings or the powder can be lit more easily. When they burn, they do so with a brilliant white light. And burning magnesium is difficult to extinguish. Put water on it and it can explode, and it will burn more fiercely in any case. Dry powder or sand should be used to extinguish a magnesium fire. Use the link to one of many YouTube video shorts of a magnesium fire. This one features a firefighter applying water to a burning vehicle without knowing of a certainty what is actually involved. Surprise! Another link is provided to the Wikipedia article on magnesium. Be smart here. Don't be a jackass when conducting any investigations. Think them through and do your homework. The number of "experimenters" who end up in emergency rooms throughout the year is staggering. And some don't get there in one piece. Word to the wise.

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hydrogen, when magnesium is being burnt it gives off the gas hydrogen and by the way i am in yr 8 and i gave u an key stage 3 question answer

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Only light and heat come off burning magnesium, no hydrogen, I'm in yr8 too! Check your answers!!

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Air is about 20% oxygen and 80% nitrogen. When magnesium burns, it reacts mainly with the oxygen, but also reacts with the nitrogen to a lesser extent. The two equations are:

2Mg + O2 --> 2MgO
Magnesium (metal) + Oxygen (gas) --> Magnesium Oxide

3Mg + N2 --> Mg3N2
Magnesium (metal) + nitrogen (gas) --> Magnesium Nitride

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Magnesium oxide.

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