PART - 1 CH - 3 Metals and Non-Metals — Science STD 10 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10SciencePART - 1 CH - 3 Metals and Non-Metals2 Marks
Question
What are acidic and basic oxides?
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Answer
Oxides, which dissolved in water to form acids are acidic oxides. For example. $CO _2(g)+ H _2 O ( l ) \longrightarrow H _2 CO _3( aq )$ Oxides of non-metallic elements are acidic. Oxides, which dissolved in water to form bases are basic oxides. For example, $Na _2 O ( s )+ H _2 O ( l ) \longrightarrow 2 NaOH ( aq )$ Oxides of metallic elements are basic.
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