How would you expect the reaction of aluminium or copper with oxygen
to be different from that of sodium?
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Sodium is a very strong reductant and reacts with O2 in air spontaneously, forming a white oxide coating almost as soon as a fresh surface is exposed to air. Aluminum also reacts with the oxygen in air, though more slowly than sodium. ... Copper reacts very slowly with oxygen.
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