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Metals combine with oxygen to produce:

A
neutral acid
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basic oxide
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acidic acid
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amphoteric oxide
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Solution

The correct option is B basic oxide
An oxide that combines with water to give an acid is termed as an acidic oxide. The oxide that gives a base in water is known as a basic oxide.
Generally Group 1 and Group 2 metals form bases called base anhydrides or basic oxides e.g.,
4K+O22K2O
Basic oxides are the oxides of metals. If soluble in water, they react with water to produce hydroxides (alkalies) e.g.,
K2O(s)+H2O(l)2KOH(aq))


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