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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.
Magnesium is the eleventh most abundant element by mass in the human body. Its ions are essential to all cells. They interact with polyphosphate compounds such as ATP, DNA, and RNA. Hundreds of enzymes require magnesium ions to function. Magnesium is flammable, burning at a temperature of approximately 3,100 Â°C (3,370 K; 5,610 Â°F), and the autoignition temperature of magnesium ribbon is approximately 473 Â°C (746 K; 883 Â°F). 2  It produces intense, bright, white light when it burns.