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Oxygen and Oxides

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Total cards: 11•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What percentage of air is made up of oxygen?

Back (Answer)

Oxygen makes up 21% of the air.

#2
Front (Question)

How can the proportion of oxygen in air be demonstrated?

Back (Answer)

By reacting a fixed amount of air with heated copper to form copper(II) oxide.

#3
Front (Question)

What is the reaction equation for copper reacting with oxygen?

Back (Answer)

2Cu(s) + O2(g) → 2CuO(s)

#4
Front (Question)

What happens to the volume of air when copper(II) oxide is formed?

Back (Answer)

The volume of air decreases, and only 79% of the original volume remains after the reaction.

#5
Front (Question)

How can oxygen percentage be calculated using phosphorous burning?

Back (Answer)

Using the formula: % of oxygen = (Volume of oxygen used / Volume of air at start) x 100.

#6
Front (Question)

What was the calculated percentage of oxygen using the phosphorous method?

Back (Answer)

% of oxygen = (1 / 5) x 100 = 20%.

#7
Front (Question)

What is the reaction of magnesium with oxygen?

Back (Answer)

2Mg(s) + O2(g) → 2MgO(s) Produces a bright white light and a basic solution with pH 8.

#8
Front (Question)

What is produced when carbon reacts with oxygen?

Back (Answer)

C(s) + O2(g) → CO2(g) Produces a colourless and odourless gas with an acidic solution (pH 6).

#9
Front (Question)

What is produced when sulfur reacts with oxygen?

Back (Answer)

S(s) + O2(g) → SO2(g) Produces a pungent yellowish gas with an acidic solution (pH 1).

#10
Front (Question)

What do metals form when they react with oxygen?

Back (Answer)

Metals react with oxygen to form oxides that dissolve in water to form alkalies.

#11
Front (Question)

What do non-metals form when they react with oxygen?

Back (Answer)

Non-metals react with oxygen to form oxides that dissolve in water to form acids.