Which of the following set of metals does not react with oxygen to form metal oxides?
Metals react with oxygen to form acidic compounds or oxides.
Question 24. Which of the following statements is not correct ? (a) All metal carbonates react with acid to give a salt, water and carbon dioxide (b) All metal oxides react with water to give salt and acid (c) Some metals react with acids to give salt and hydrogen (d) Some non-metal oxides react with water to form an acid
When metal reacts with oxygen metal oxide is formed.
as you said metals and non-metals react with oxygen to produce their oxides ,which are basic and acidic in nature
for example
magnesium reacts with oxygen to form magnesiumoxide but why then a non-metal like sulphur react with oxygen and form sulphur dioxide why not sulphur oxide??