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. - A.Magnesium is malleable.
B. Magnesium ribbons are often used in the introductory chemistry lab as a source of the metal.
C. Magnesium burns in air.
D. Magnesium is able to be pounded and stretched into long, thin, narrow ribbons.