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When magnesium is in its metal form it will burn very easily in air. However, in order to start the reaction (the burning) the magnesium metal needs a source of energy. The flame provides a source of heat so that the magnesium metal atoms can overcome their activation energy.
Burning Magnesium. Magnesium is one of the alkaline-earth metals, and is one of the most common elements in the Earth's crust. In its pure form, it is silvery white, and relatively soft. It burns in air with a brilliant white light, and for this reason is often used in flares and fireworks.2Mg(s) + O 2.Mg(s) + N 2 3 N 2 (s). Magnesium also burns in an environment of carbon dioxide such as in a beaker full of dry ice: 2Mg(s) + CO 2. Magnesium is used in disposable flash bulbs to generate light for photography, but this use has been largely supplanted by other sources of illumination.