Sulphur dioxide is a/an:

basic oxide

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acidic oxide

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neutral oxide

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amphoteric oxide

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Solution

The correct option is B acidic oxide
All non-metallic oxides are acidic in nature because they react with water to produce corresponding acids.

Sulphur is also a non-metal and its oxide $S O_{2}$ produces sulphuric acid ( $H_{2} S O_{4}$ ) on reaction with water.

Thus, $S O_{2}$ is acidic in nature.

Hence, option $B$ is correct.

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