In a process of heating the LiF-NaF compound the sample was heated from 25 to 1000 degrees Celsius at a rate of 50 degrees per minute, why the metals are not oxidized in this reaction (the metals are Li and Na)? Does it have to do with the properties of LiF-NaF or the reaction process in general?

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In a process of heating the LiF-NaF compound the sample was heated from 25 to 1000 degrees Celsius at a rate of 50 degrees per minute, why the metals are not oxidized in this reaction (the metals are Li and Na)?
Does it have to do with the properties of LiF-NaF or the reaction process in general?

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