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When oxygen in the air reacts with metal oxidation occurs and causes the metal to?
rust or tarnish
What are the 3 main causes of corrosion?
reaction of metal surface with oxygen (atmospheric generally )cause corrosion
Will metal rust in boiled water?
If it is left for some time as the water will oxygenate and the oxygen is what causes rusting.
Is an oxygen a metal or non metal?
Oxygen is a non-metal
Is sodium and oxygen a metal or non-metal?
Do you breathe metal? Oxygen is a gas, not metal.
How does salt water make metal rust?
oxegen in the air meets wih chemicals in the rock or metal and causes oxidation (the wearing down of rocks or rusting of metals
Is oxygen a metal or metalloid?
Oxygen is a non-metal
What type of metal is oxygen?
Oxygen (O2) is a gas not a metal.
Is oxygen metal non- metal metalloid or noble gas?
Oxygen is a non metal.
Is oxygen non-metal?
Oxygen is one of the non-metal elements.
What effects does oxygen have on metals?
Oxygen on metals may have many different effects depending on the metal and what the oxygen is combined with. Oxygen combined with moisture on the metal of steel or iron will cause the metal to rust.
What elements aluminum boron iron and oxygen is non-metal?
oxygen is a non metal
