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It is the property of sand paper megnesium
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When a reactant gains electrons during the reaction, it is said to be reduced. In a chemical reaction between a metal and a non metal, the metal loses one or more electrons, which are accepted by the non metal. So the metal is oxidized and the non metal is reduced. The metal acts as a reducing agent. Here magnesium is a metal.
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In a chemical reaction between a metal and a non metal, the metal loses one or more electrons, which are accepted by the non metal. So the metal is oxidized and the non metal is reduced. The metal acts as a reducing agent. Here magnesium is a metal.
2Mg +CO2 (on heating) --->2MgO+C
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