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Lithium burns in oxygen to give the oxide, with some peroxide.

In air lithium burns to gives a mixture of the oxide with small amounts of the peroxide and the nitride.

4
Li
  +  
O2
        
2
Li2O
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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