Magnesium burns in an atmosphere of $CO_2$ because ...
- AMagnesium acts as an oxidizing agent.
- BMagnesium has two electrons in its outermost shell.
- CMagnesium acts as a reducing agent and removes oxygen from $CO_2$.
- DNone of these.
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