What are neutral oxides?

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Oxides can be acidic or basic or neutral on the basis of their tendency to make acids or bases in a solution.
Acidic oxide like $C O_{2}$ forms $H_{2} C O_{3}$ (carbonic acid) when dissolved in water.
$C O_{2} (g) + H_{2} O (l) \to H_{2} C O_{3} (a q)$
Basic oxide like $N a_{2} O$ forms NaOH (sodium hydroxide) when dissolved in water.
$N a_{2} O (s) + H_{2} O (l) \to 2 N a O H (a q)$
Neutral oxides do not lead to either acidic or basic solutions. Their solutions are neutral. Example - $C O, N_{2} O$ etc.

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