why oxygen in the air readily undergoes proceses like combustion and rusting?
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Oxygen is a great oxidizer because it is so electronegative, which means it really wants to accept electrons. ... When you eat, oxygen is oxidizing the food (fuel) you ingested, to generate energy you need to live. So there is "combustion" and "rusting" going on inside you
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Oxygen is a great oxidizer because it is so electronegative , which means it really wants to accept electrons.
When a metal reacts with oxygen, a metal oxide forms.
The general equation for this reaction is: metal + oxygen → metal oxide.
Rust is a form of iron oxide and it forms slowly when iron is exposed to air.
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