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Do non metals react with water?

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Anonymous

7y ago
Updated: 10/1/2021

Most of them do NOT react with water. Only fluorine and to some extend chlorine do. Actually the only good 'water reacting' group of elements is group 1: the alkali metals.

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Brycen Goodwin

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Why non -metals do not react with water?

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Why do non metals not react with water while metals do?

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How do non metals react with water?

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Do metals react in water?

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A metal and a non metal. Two non metals. A metal and a metalloid.


What happens when nonmetals and metals react?

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Which metals does not react with water?

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When non metals react and metals react which atoms gain electrons?

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