Differentiate among acidic oxides, basic oxides, amphoteric oxides and neutral oxides.

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Oxides
Oxide is a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element in its chemical formula.
Acidic oxide
Basic oxide
Amphoteric oxide
Neutral oxide
Acidic oxides are the oxides of non-metals. They dissolve in water to produce acids. Basic oxides are the oxides of metals. They are usually insoluble in water. Amphoteric oxides are metallic oxides that show both basic and acidic properties. Neutral oxides show neither basic nor acidic properties. This means that they do not form salt while reacting with acids or bases.
Acidic oxides turns blue litmus red. Basic oxides turns red litmus blue. Amphoteric oxide shows no change in litmus paper. Neutral oxides do not affect litmus paper.
Example: ${SO}_{2} (g) + H_{2} O (l) \to H_{2} {SO}_{4} Sulphur dioxide Water Sulphuric acid$ Example: $CaO (s) + H_{2} O (l) \to Ca {(OH)}_{2} (s) Calcium oxide Water Calcium hydroxide$ Example: $ZnO, {Al}_{2} O_{3}, PbO$ Example: $CO, N_{2} O, NO$

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$F e_{2} O_{3}, N O, P b O, M n_{2} O_{7}$ .

(a) Basic oxide...........

(b) Amphoteric oxide ...........

(d) Neutral oxide...........

(a) What are amphoteric oxides? Give two examples of amphoteric oxides.
(b) Choose the acidic oxides, basic oxides and neutral oxides from the following:
$N a_{2} O : C O_{2}; C O; S O_{2}; M g O; N_{2} O; H_{2} O .$
(c) Which of the following are amphoteric oxides:
$M g O, Z n O, P_{2} O_{3}, A l_{2} O_{3}, N O_{2}$

The oxides that exhibit both acidic and basic characteristics are called ___________ (neutral/amphoteric) oxides.

Identify the types of oxides:-

(i) $Z n O$

(ii) $H_{2} O$

(iii) $C O_{2}$

(iv) $N O$

Amphoteric oxides are _______ oxides that show both acidic and basic properties.

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Acidic oxide	Basic oxide	Amphoteric oxide	Neutral oxide
Acidic oxides are the oxides of non-metals. They dissolve in water to produce acids.	Basic oxides are the oxides of metals. They are usually insoluble in water.	Amphoteric oxides are metallic oxides that show both basic and acidic properties.	Neutral oxides show neither basic nor acidic properties. This means that they do not form salt while reacting with acids or bases.
Acidic oxides turns blue litmus red.	Basic oxides turns red litmus blue.	Amphoteric oxide shows no change in litmus paper.	Neutral oxides do not affect litmus paper.
Example: ${SO}_{2} (g) + H_{2} O (l) \to H_{2} {SO}_{4} Sulphur dioxide Water Sulphuric acid$	Example: $CaO (s) + H_{2} O (l) \to Ca {(OH)}_{2} (s) Calcium oxide Water Calcium hydroxide$	Example: $ZnO, {Al}_{2} O_{3}, PbO$	Example: $CO, N_{2} O, NO$