Metals react with oxygen in air to form _________.
Oxides
Carbonates
Sulphides
Nitrates
Oxides
Metals react with oxygen to form metal oxides, which are usually basic and in some cases, amphoteric in nature.
Valency 1 →4M+O2→2M2O
Valency 2 →2M+O2→2MO
Valency 3 →4M+3O2→2M2O3