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11/09/2021 12:30 pm
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(a) With the help of examples, describe how metal oxides differ from non-metal oxides.
(b) Which of the following elements would yield : (i) an acidic oxide, (ii) a basic oxide, and (iii) a neutral oxide?
Na, S, C, K, H
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11/09/2021 12:31 pm
(a) Metal oxides are basic in nature and turn red litmus blue.
For example: Magnesium oxide.
Non-metal oxides are acidic or neutral in nature. The acidic oxides turn blue litmus red.
For example: Carbon dioxide.
(b) (i) Acidic oxide: S, C
(ii) Basic oxide: Na, K
(iii) Neutral oxide: H