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Reaction of Acids with Metal Carbonate

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Pick the odd one out from the following and give reasons to support your answer :- a)Copper oxide , aluminium oxide , sodium oxide , magnesium oxide .

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Dear Student ,
Aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) is the odd one out from the given oxides, since it is an amphoteric oxide reacting with both acids and bases, while Na₂O , MgO, CuO are basic oxides and react only with acids.
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