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Why should we clean the magnesium with sand paper before burning it?

Answer» To remove the layer of magnesium carbonate
Because magnesium reacts with oxygen which is present in the atmosphere to form magnesiun oxide.Which does not allow magnesium to burn.So we should clean the magnesium.
We rub sand paper to remove a layer of oxygenmon it. We oxygen is highly reactive so it reacts with mg .


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