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).
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.
metal oxide
Copper, silver, gold and platinum
Copper is a mineral, steam is not.
lead does not react with water or steam
dose tin react with steam
2Al (s) + 3H2O(g) ---------> Al2O3 (s) + 3H2(g)
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.
no
All metals (copper, etc.), dirty water, steam, talcum powder, skin, hair, trees, air, and many more.