Magnesium metal burns in air to give a white ash. When this ash is treated with water, the odour of ammonia can be detected ? Explain.

Magnesium metal burns in air to give a white ash. When this ash is tre

1.	Magnesium metal burns in air to give a white ash. When this ash is treated with water, the odour of ammonia can be detected ? Explain.
Answer» um BURNS in air to FORM Magnesium oxide. So, the ash is magnesium oxide.When this ash MEANS MgO is treated with water it form:MgO + H2O to form MG(OH)2