Aluminium oxide, $A l_{2} O_{3}$ is:

basic oxide

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acidic oxide

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amphoteric oxide

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neutral oxide

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Solution

The correct option is A amphoteric oxide
Aluminium oxide is an inorganic compound and true anhydride of aluminium hydroxide. It is amphoteric as it can react with both acids and bases acting as an acid with a base and a base with an acid neutralising the other and producing the salt.

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