The element which forms a basic oxide has the atomic number of :
(a) 18 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 19
(d) 19. Potassium (K) forms a basic oxide and has an atomic number of 19. The atomic numbers of 18,17 and 14 correspond to acidic oxides.
The element which can form an acidic oxide should be the one whose atomic number is :
(a) 6 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 19
The atomic number of an element Y is 17. The number of electrons in its ion Y− will be (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 20