Metal reacting with oxygen is known as oxidation. A common form of this process is found in the rusting of iron, where the iron reacts with oxygen to form iron oxide (known as rust).
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.
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.
Gold is a metal that does not react with most acids or water.
Hydrogen and oxygen do react with water. When hydrogen reacts with oxygen in the presence of water, it forms water again. This reaction can be seen in the process of electrolysis, where water is split into its components, hydrogen and oxygen, using electric current.
Of the popular metals, platinum. Not sure about the rest.
For example uranium react with oxygen but not with water.
A metal that does not react to acid, oxygen or water does not exist.
Magnesium.
Beryllium is the only alkaline metal that reacts to oxygen but not to water. The hydrogen in water stabilizes the reaction.
Not all metals react with water, but some, such as metallic sodium, do react quite vigorously with water. In a sense it is true that when metals react with water it is the same as reacting with oxygen, because the water molecule (H2O) does contain oxygen, and it is the oxygen in the water molecule with which metals react. Metals do not react with the hydrogen content of the water molecule, so when metal reacts with water, hydrogen gas is produced as a byproduct. It just bubbles out of the water.
You think probable to magnesium.
Protactinium is a highly reactive metal and it can react with water, particularly in its radioactive forms. This reaction can release hydrogen gas and produce protactinium hydroxide. However, protactinium is rare and not often encountered in everyday situations.
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.
Gold is said to be noble metal because it is unreactive and does not react with either oxygen or water.
The metal of copper can react with oxygen. This is a metal that is very reactive when ti is combined with different substances.
Metals react with oxygen because of a process called oxidation. When metals are exposed to oxygen in the air, the metal atoms lose electrons to the oxygen atoms, forming metal oxides. This reaction occurs because metals have a tendency to lose electrons and oxygen has a high affinity for gaining electrons. The formation of metal oxides is a type of chemical reaction that changes the properties of the metal and can lead to corrosion or rusting.
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.