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oxides are formed when a element reacts with Oxygen

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Oxygen is a non-metal. (Oxides are compounds of oxygen)

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A metal that reacts with another metal would be a metal, not a nonmetal. Metals don't generally chemically react with one another, but they can be made to form metal mixtures called alloys.

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Copper oxide is a compound of copper and oxygen. It is not a metal. Copper is a metal, oxygen is a (non-metalic) gas.

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These terms apply to elements, not compounds.

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They form an ionic compound.

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oxygen.

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