Question

What reaction would take place if hot tugsten was surrounded by air?

Answer 1

The nitrogen in the atmosphere wold react with the hot tungsten..

Answer 2

yeay then its called oxidation

Answer 3

All substances on the Earth would be gaseous. Oxygen and nitrogen would soon react with the hot tungsten.

Answer 4

The reactions of tungsten with CO2 and D2O at high temperatures and low pressures (T >2000 K, 10−5 < P < 10−2Torr) has been studied using mass spectrometry. Under these conditions both reactants produce the same volatile oxide products which result in significant transport of tungsten compared to sublimation. The quasi-equilibrium model of gas surface reactions provides a good qualitative description of the rates of product formation. The fit is quantitatively satisfactory if the JANAF thermochemical values for the products are adjusted within their reported error. A comparison is made between these reactions and the reaction of oxygen with tungsten under similar conditions.