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Reaction of Metals with Oxygen

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Metals react with ________ to form their respective oxides.

A

hydrogen

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nitrogen

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C

oxygen

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carbon

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Solution

The correct option is C oxygen
Metals react with oxygen to form their respective metal oxides.

For example:
Magnesium burns in air to form magnesium oxide.

$Magnesium + Oxygen \to Magnesium oxide$

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