Why do metals have a greater affinity with oxygen than carbon?
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Because oxygen has higher IP (ionisation potential)as compared to carbon. So it ionises more quickly than carbon.
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it is because as we go from left to right in a period, the ionisation potential increases and so they energy required to lose an electron increases. metals have a low ionisation potential so they can easily lose an electron to oxygen then carbon (as it is present to the right of metals)
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IP of metals is greater than IP of carbon as carbon is present to the right in a period and metals are present to the left. IP increases from left to right in a period.
If the energy required to lose electrons is less (in the case of metals) then they will easily form ions by donating electrons to electronegative substances like oxygen.
but if the energy required is more then ions won't form easily (in the case of carbon)
so as metals form cations easily, oxygen has a greater affinity for them as compared to Carbon
If the energy required to lose electrons is less (in the case of metals) then they will easily form ions by donating electrons to electronegative substances like oxygen.
but if the energy required is more then ions won't form easily (in the case of carbon)
so as metals form cations easily, oxygen has a greater affinity for them as compared to Carbon
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