~I am still in the middle of testing this but heavy metal seems to stunt plants growth.~
Antonella Furini has written: 'Plants and heavy metals' -- subject(s): Plants, Effect of heavy metals on, Heavy-metal tolerant plants
Humifulvate removes heavy metals from plants. The detoxification process occurs when Humifulvate attaches to the toxic Mercury, Lead, Aluminum, or Cadmium and takes them out of the plants system.
Hyperaccumulation of heavy metals is the uptake of heavy metals by plants passed a certain threshold of normal uptake. There are 6 main hypotheses for this phenomena, but the most researched one is the defense-hypothesis which states that the hyperaccumulation helps plants to protect themselves from herbivore/pathogen damage.
how do metals react with oxygen
The metals having density more than 5 are usually known as heavy metals. Density of some heavy metals is as below: Zinc (Zn) 7.13 Iron (Fe) 7.87 Copper (Cu) 8.96 Silver (Ag) 10.49 Lead (Pb) 11.36 Mercury (Hg) 13.55 We use fertilizers which contain elements having density more 5 or more than 5 like zinc sulphate or copper sulphate ets. so we can say that plants take these heavy metals in shape of fertilizers.
Metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
Elements from the boron, carbon, pnictogen, chalcogen and halogen families (groups 13 to 17) react with metals.
Au and Pt are some metals which do not react with O.
No, Acids react with metals to form salts.
metals lose electrons when they react with a non-metal
Most metals do not react with water, especially at room temperature. It is easier to state which metals DO react with water. Those would be Li, K, Sr, Ca and Na. Those reacting with hot water (steam) would be Mg, Al, Zn and Cu. Most other metals do NOT react with water.
Geoffrey Winthrop Leeper has written: 'Managing the heavy metals on the land' -- subject(s): Effect of heavy metals on Plants, Sewage irrigation, Soil pollution 'Introducing Victoria'