Answer:
The white ash contains a small
amount of magnesium nitride\[(M{{g}_{3}}{{N}_{2}})\] along with magnesium oxide
(MgO) which are formed when magnesium burns in air. Magnesium nitride reacts
with water to give characteristic smell of ammonia.
\[M{{g}_{3}}{{N}_{2}}+6{{H}_{2}}O\xrightarrow{\,}\,3Mg{{(OH)}_{2}}+2N{{H}_{3}}\]
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