Aim: To study the burning of magnesium ribbon in air. Caution : It is necessary that this activity should be performed in the presence of a teacher. For safety purpose, teacher and student should wear goggles. Activity: Take approximately 3-4 cm long magnesium ribbon and make it clean by rubbing it with sand paper. Hold it with a pair of tongs and heat on the flame of burner or spirit lamp and the ash being formed collects in the watch-glass as shown in the figure 1.1. Collected ash in the watch-glass isof magnesium oxide. Burn the magnesium ribbon. Keeping it away as far as possible from your eyes. Which type of flame is formed during the burning of magnesium ribbon?

Aim: To study the burning of magnesium ribbon in air. Caution : It is

1.	Aim: To study the burning of magnesium ribbon in air. Caution : It is necessary that this activity should be performed in the presence of a teacher. For safety purpose, teacher and student should wear goggles. Activity: Take approximately 3-4 cm long magnesium ribbon and make it clean by rubbing it with sand paper. Hold it with a pair of tongs and heat on the flame of burner or spirit lamp and the ash being formed collects in the watch-glass as shown in the figure 1.1. Collected ash in the watch-glass isof magnesium oxide. Burn the magnesium ribbon. Keeping it away as far as possible from your eyes. Which type of flame is formed during the burning of magnesium ribbon?
Answer» Solution :Magnesium ribbon BURNS with DAZZLING white FLAME in the flame of BURNER.