An amphoteric oxide is an oxide that can act as either an acid or a base in a reaction.

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An amphoteric oxide is an oxide that can act both as an acid and as a base. An example is aluminum oxide, $A l_{2}$ $O_{3}$ . It reacts with acids to form the corresponding aluminum salt, and with bases to form salts called aluminates.

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