Question

What is redox reaction? When a magnesium ribbon burns in air with a dazzling flame and forms a white ash, is magnesium oxidised or reduced? Why?

Answer 1

i. The reaction in which one reactant gets oxidised and the other reactant gets reduced is called redox reaction.
ii. When a magnesium ribbon burns in air with a dazzling flame and forms a white ash, magnesiumgetso xidised to magnesium oxide.
iii. Here, magnesium is said to be oxidised as it is combining with oxygen