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Nitrogen would extinguish the flame. Unlike most burning fuels, magnesium will continue to burn in carbon dioxide because its flame is hot enough to decompose carbon dioxide to carbon and oxygen.

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In what gas does burning magnesium go out in?

Burning magnesium will go out in carbon dioxide gas.


Which gas makes burning magnesium go out immediatley?

Carbon dioxide gas can extinguish burning magnesium immediately. This is because the interaction between the magnesium and carbon dioxide produces magnesium oxide and carbon, cutting off the oxygen supply needed for the combustion reaction to continue.


What gas makes up most of the air and does not react very much and a burning splint will go out in this gas?

Nitrogen


What is a gas that makes up most of the air but does not react?

Nitrogenis the gas you are looking for.This gas make's up most of the air, it dose not react much.A burning splint will go out in this gas.


This gas makes up most of the air It does not react much A burning splint will go out in this gas?

Nitrogen gas makes up most of the atmosphere. However carbon dioxide extinguishes a burning splint and is found in a small amount in the atmosphere Nitrogen gas. It is an inert gas that makes up over 70% of the Earth's atmosphere.


What will a burning splint do in nitrogen?

It will go out. Nitrogen, which makes up 79% of the Earth's atmosphere, does not support combustion.


What is the name of the gas that causes a burning splint to go uot?

The gas that causes a burning splint to go out is carbon dioxide. Its presence is often used to test for the presence of this particular gas.


Why does magnesium go out immedely in nitrogen?

Burning of magnesium (or anything else) requires continuing combination with oxygen. If a burning piece of magnesium is transferred to an atmosphere of nitrogen, no additional magnesium can react with oxygen because none is available for reaction.


Will a burning splint go out in carbon dioxide gas?

Yes.


A burning piece of wood goes out when a gas is present which gas would make it go out?

the answer is oxygen


What makes things go?

Nitroglycerin, TNT, magnesium, really anything with high combustibility.


What do you call the thing that makes a quad go?

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