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Sodium reacts with oxygen at room temperature to form:

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acidic oxide
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basic oxide
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neutral oxide
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none of the above
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Solution

The correct option is B basic oxide
Sodium reacts with the oxygen of air at room temperature to form a basic oxide called sodium oxide.
2Na+O2(g)2Na2O(s).

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