Statement 1: Magnesium burns in air with a dazzling white flame forming metal oxide.
Statement 2: Metals on reaction with water produce metal oxide along with oxygen.
A
Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
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B
Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
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C
Both statements 1 and 2 are true.
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D
Both statements 1 and 2 are false.
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Solution
The correct option is A Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false. Metals on reaction with oxygen produce metal oxide. Being a metal, magnesium burns in air with a dazzling white flame to form magnesium oxide.
Metals react with water to form metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas.
For example: Sodium reacts with cold water to form sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. This can be represented as: