When magnesium is heated strongly with pure barium nitrate, the latter will first decompose to barium oxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen. read more
When magnesium is heated strongly with pure barium nitrate, the latter will first decompose to barium oxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen. 2ba(no3)2 = 2bao + 4no2 + o2 At a high temperature, both the NO2 and oxygen thus formed can easily oxidise hot magnesium metal to its oxide. read more