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Word equations for metal reactions?

metal + acid -> salt + water metal + oxygen -> metal oxide metal oxide + acid -> salt + water metal + water -> metal hydroxide + hydrogen Metal + Steam -> Metal Oxide + Hydrogen Metal + Acid -> Metal salt + Hydrogen


Why does metal not rust in boiled water?

Boiling water helps to remove dissolved oxygen which is necessary for the oxidation process that causes metal to rust. Without oxygen, the metal is less likely to react and form rust even when in contact with water.


Which two substances can be to compare the reactivity of metals other than acids?

Water and oxygen can be used to compare the reactivity of metals. More reactive metals will react with water to form metal hydroxides and hydrogen gas, and with oxygen to form metal oxides. Less reactive metals may not react with water or oxygen at all.


Will metal rust in boiled water?

Boiling water will not cause metal to rust. Rusting is a chemical reaction that occurs when metal is exposed to oxygen and moisture for an extended period of time, leading to the formation of iron oxide. Boiling water can, in fact, help remove rust from metal surfaces.


Why does metal rust and what factors contribute to the process of rusting?

Metal rusts due to a chemical reaction called oxidation, where metal combines with oxygen in the presence of water or moisture. Factors that contribute to rusting include exposure to water, oxygen, and certain chemicals, as well as the type of metal and its surface condition.

Related Questions

Which is a compound oxygen sodium water or iron?

Water is the compound that contains oxygen and sodium is a metal element. Iron is a metal element as well.


What metal reacts with oxygen but does not react with water?

For example uranium react with oxygen but not with water.


Which type of oxide is formed when metals combine with oxygen?

Metal oxides form alkalis when they dissolve in water. Non-metal oxides for acids. For example: carbon dioxide + water --> carbonic acid magnesium oxide + water --> magnesium hydroxide


Word equations for metal reactions?

metal + acid -> salt + water metal + oxygen -> metal oxide metal oxide + acid -> salt + water metal + water -> metal hydroxide + hydrogen Metal + Steam -> Metal Oxide + Hydrogen Metal + Acid -> Metal salt + Hydrogen


What metals dont react with acid oxygen or water?

A metal that does not react to acid, oxygen or water does not exist.


What cause a nail to rust in water?

The oxygen in the water reacts with the metal in the nail - forming metal oxide (rust)


Why does metal not rust in boiled water?

Boiling water helps to remove dissolved oxygen which is necessary for the oxidation process that causes metal to rust. Without oxygen, the metal is less likely to react and form rust even when in contact with water.


Why is water not a metal or non metal?

In chemistry, the terms metal and nonmetal are reserved for elements. Water is a compound of two different elements: hydrogen and oxygen.


Metal that burns bright in oxygen but does not react with water?

Magnesium.


Does sound travel faster through oxygen light water or metal?

metal since it is solid


What does rusting need?

For something to rust you need oxygen and water. Rust specifically relates to iron (or iron products such as steel); it is iron oxide. When the metal comes into contact with oxygen disolved in water the iron in the metal reacts with the oxygen disolved in the water to form iron oxide - rust. This is why most metals are protected, to stop water and oxygen getting into contact with the metal and causing corrosion i.e. rust. Common methods of protection include galvanising, painting and coating.


Which two substances can be to compare the reactivity of metals other than acids?

Water and oxygen can be used to compare the reactivity of metals. More reactive metals will react with water to form metal hydroxides and hydrogen gas, and with oxygen to form metal oxides. Less reactive metals may not react with water or oxygen at all.