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Combustion reaction: Is there any danger in getting students to burn steel wool in the school laboratory?
Burning Magnesium Ribbon: Are students allowed to burn magnesium ribbon in a Bunsen burner flame using tongs as a class activity or should it just be a teacher demo?
These online resources show various aspects of combustion reactions.
The four links show the reactions and give explanations for the observed phenomena.