A non metal forms only two oxides. One oxide on hydrolysis give an acid. Identify the non metal.

B

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C

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N

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N a

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Solution

The correct option is B $C$
Carbon forms two oxides, $C O$ and $C O_{2}$ .
On hydrolysis $C O_{2}$ forms $H_{2} C O_{3}$ while $C O$ does n0t hydrolyse, so carbon fulfills the criteria.

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