Magnesium metal is very malleable, and is able to be pounded

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Magnesium metal is very malleable, and is able to be pounded and stretched into long, thin, narrow "ribbons" that are often used in the introductory chemistry lab as a source of the metal. If a strip of magnesium ribbon is ignited in a Bunsen burner flame, the magnesium burns brightly and produces a quantity of white magnesium oxide powder. From the information given above, indicate one chemical property of magnesium metal. Magnesium "ribbons" are often used in the introductory chemistry lab as a source of the metal. Magnesium is malleable. Magnesium is able to be pounded and stretched into long, thin, narrow "ribbons". Magnesium burns in air.