What are amphoteric oxides? Give two examples of amphoteric oxides.

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Those oxides that behave as both acidic and basic oxides are called amphoteric oxides.

Examples: aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃), zinc oxide (ZnO)

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(a) What are amphoteric oxides? Give two examples of amphoteric oxides.
(b) Choose the acidic oxides, basic oxides and neutral oxides from the following:
$N a_{2} O : C O_{2}; C O; S O_{2}; M g O; N_{2} O; H_{2} O .$
(c) Which of the following are amphoteric oxides:
$M g O, Z n O, P_{2} O_{3}, A l_{2} O_{3}, N O_{2}$

What are oxides ? Give two examples of each of the following oxides.

(a) Basis oxide (b) Acidic oxide

Q. Amphoteric oxides are:

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What are amphoteric oxides? Give two examples of amphoteric oxides.

Those oxides that behave as both acidic and basic oxides are called amphoteric oxides. Examples: aluminium oxide (Al2O3), zinc oxide (ZnO)

Those oxides that behave as both acidic and basic oxides are called amphoteric oxides.

Examples: aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃), zinc oxide (ZnO)