Assertion :Basic oxides are metal oxides. Reason: A basic oxide is called so as it will produce a base if you put it in water.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

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The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
A basic oxide is a metal oxide that will produce a base if you put it in water. $M g O$ will make magnesium hydroxide in water as follows:
$2 M g + O_{2} \to 2 M g O$
$M g O + H_{2} O \to M g (O H)_{2}$

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