Argon is not a metal so you cannot expect "metals like argon" to do anything!
Gold does not react with water or steam. i wouldn't totally agree with the above statment. There are 5 metals which don't not just 1...these are: .lead .copper .mercury .silver .gold
All metals, if they do react with water at all, react faster in steam than in water. However, the metals that react SLOWLY with cold water are the metals from Group-IIA(Magnesium, Calcium, etc).
No copper kettles are coated with special chemicals which prevents steam reacting with it just like aluminum forms an oxide layer which prevents it from further reacting. If no layer were put on the kettle it would turn greenish because copper would have reacted................. Hope I was useful ;-) Kyle.
Some metals such as iron react with steam to produce hydrogen gas and metal oxides. The metal oxide is formed as a result of the metal reacting with oxygen from the steam.
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.
Gold is a metal that does not react with water, steam, or dilute hydrochloric acid due to its inert nature and high corrosion resistance.
Copper is a mineral, steam is not.
dose tin react with steam
Yes, reactivity to water is a chemical property of copper, not a physical property. Copper does not react with water at room temperature, but it can slowly react with water when exposed to high temperatures or steam to form copper oxide.
lead does not react with water or steam
2Al (s) + 3H2O(g) ---------> Al2O3 (s) + 3H2(g)
no