How to remember how a metal reacts with oxygen (or air)
Metal | + | Oxygen | → | ..? ..It has to be metal oxide! |
(What else could it possibly be?)
Example:
Potassium | + | Oxygen | → | Potassium oxide |
4K | + | O2 | → | 2K2O |
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Metal | + | Oxygen | → | ..? ..It has to be metal oxide! |
(What else could it possibly be?)
Example:
Potassium | + | Oxygen | → | Potassium oxide |
4K | + | O2 | → | 2K2O |