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Is it true that metals react with oxygen?

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a

True

b

False

 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is true.

All metals react with oxygen besides silver (Ag), platinum (Pt) and gold (Au).

In general, metals react with oxygen to form metal oxides and peroxides. For example, Magnesium(Mg) is a metal which reacts with oxygen(O

2

) to form Magnesium oxide(MgO).

Mg + O

2

 →MgO

 
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