Name the:
(a) acidic anhydride of the following acids:
(iv) Carbonic acid
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Solution
Acidic oxides are also known as acidic anhydride. When such acidic anhydride dissolves in water they produce acid. The acidic anhydride of carbonic acid H2CO3 is carbon dioxide CO2
It reacts with water to form carbonic acid. That is, CO2+H2O→H2CO3