There wouldn't be a reaction between lead oxide and copper or magnesium and copper would there?

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There wouldn't be a reaction between lead oxide and copper or magnesium and copper would there?

Or aluminium and lead oxide? Or magnesium oxide and gold?

2007-10-06 23:51:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Given the right conditions, you can get the oxygen to transfer between any two metals. Ordinarily it would leave the nobler metal to bond with the more base metal.

2007-10-07 00:00:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋

The more reactive metal usually ends up with the oxygen. So if the more reactive metal has the oxygen at the start, there will be no reaction.

2007-10-07 01:41:10 · answer #2 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋