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Why silver metal doesn't combine easily with oxygen but silver jwellery tarnishes after some time?
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
... because polluted air affects silver's top surfaces, over time it will eventually start to rust and peel off.
silver is put behind mirrors to reflect while glass prevents it from tarnishing.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoTarnishing is due to the reaction of silver with hydrogen sulfide when the black silver sulfide (Ag2S) is formed.
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Which family does not easily combine with other atoms?
Noble gases does not easily combine with other elementsbecause they are stable and have complete outermost shell.
Do alkali metals tarnish?
Lithium, Sodium and potassium are all soft metals which can be cut easily with a knife. This freshly cut piece is a shiny silver color which tarnishes quickly to a dull grey as these metals react with the oxygen and water in air. Sodium tarnishes quicker than Lithium and potassium tarnishes quicker than sodium. Thus, Potassium tarnishes quicker than lithium and not the other way around.
How can an element combine easily with another element?
it can fuse
Why is it that the ice of the coke float in mcdonalds's doesnt melt easily?
because it just does ok!
What atoms do not easily react with or form bonds with other atoms?
Atoms of elements in group 18 (noble gases) do not easily combine with other elements to form compounds.
What metal has a similar color to gold and tarnishes easily?
copper
Why doesnt neon easily combine with other elements?
Because it is a noble gas, all of which are very unreactive.
What is the measure of how easily a substance will burnor combine?
what is the measure of how easily a substance will burn or combine
Which family does not easily combine with other atoms?
Noble gases does not easily combine with other elementsbecause they are stable and have complete outermost shell.
Do alkali metals tarnish?
Lithium, Sodium and potassium are all soft metals which can be cut easily with a knife. This freshly cut piece is a shiny silver color which tarnishes quickly to a dull grey as these metals react with the oxygen and water in air. Sodium tarnishes quicker than Lithium and potassium tarnishes quicker than sodium. Thus, Potassium tarnishes quicker than lithium and not the other way around.
Does xenon combine with other elements?
Yes, it can combine with fluorine and oxygen, but bot very easily.
What can you easily combine grains and vegetables into a hearty what?
soup
How can an element combine easily with another element?
it can fuse
You can easily combine grains and vegetables into a hearty what?
soup
Metals combine easily with nonmetals?
Yes, they form an ionic bond, which is an easily formed bond.
Does nickel combine with other element?
Nickel is one of the less chemically active metals. It does not easily combine with other elements.
Does calcium combine with other elements easily?
It combines with Oxygen the most.
