Magnesium Light. Burning Magnesium.

Burning magnesium generates a lot of bright light. This has been used for photography or flares.
The chemical reaction is
2Mg + O2 ⇨ 2MgO
Magnesium is oxidized and oxygen reduced.
Burning magnesium ribbon and magnesium filings or shavings.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium

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Cool video! That's one of my favorite chemical reactions. What's the name of the music used in this video?

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English Country Garden, you can find it at RUclips Audio Library and download for free.

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Che spettacolo,Complimenti. Dove posso acquistare il magnesium? Vorrei creare delle esche per il fuoco. Grazie.

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can i make a strong searchlight beamer when i burn that magnesium ribbon inside a reflector enclosure? Anywhere nearly as powerful like carbon arc light?