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As maritime electrification and blue-energy harvesting accelerate, conventional Pt/C cathodes collapse in natural seawater because chloride ions poison active sites and shift the oxygen-reduction ...

When metals react with oxygen, metal oxides are formed. The speed of the reaction depends on the reactivity of the metal. Watch this video for a practical demonstration of reacting metals with oyxgen.