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Are there any element or molecule that oxygen reacts violently to

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Alkali metals react violently to oxygen.
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Water will violently react to the alkali. All the alkali metals react directly with oxygen; lithium and sodium form monoxides, Li2O and Na2O, and the heavier alkali metals form superoxides, MO2.
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