Chemistry, asked by jazzy3, 1 year ago

why gold and silver do not react with oxygen


yogeshyadav9103: because its least reactive in reaction table

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Answered by AngelStar
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Heya !

This is due to the stability of compound.

Silver and gold have a single outer electron. The lone electron is in an S-orbital. This orbital is thus half filled

This property make them unreactive to oxygen.
Answered by kpavitra005
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Answer:

Yes Silver and gold do not react with oxygen even at high temperatures as they are less reactive and are placed below the reactivity series. Hence they are called noble metals.

Explanation:

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