Non-metals like carbon, sulphur, and nitrogen react with oxygen to form non-metallic .

chlorides

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hydroxides

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oxides

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Solution

The correct option is C oxides
Non-metals react with oxygen to form non-metal oxides. For example,
$C + O_{2} \to C O_{2}$

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