Question

Write the names of two neutral oxides.

Answer 1

Neutral oxides: The oxides that have neither acidic nor basic properties are known as neutral oxides. When they react with an acid or a base, they do not produce salt. For example, Nitrous oxide $\left({\mathrm{N}}_2\mathrm{O}\right)$, Nitric oxide$\left(\mathrm{NO}\right)$, carbon monoxide$\left(\mathrm{CO}\right)$.

Carbon monoxide(CO)

• Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, toxic gas that is produced when various fuels do not burn completely, including coal, wood, charcoal, oil, kerosene, propane, and natural gas.
• Carbon monoxide is composed of carbon attached to one oxygen atom.
• The molecular mass of CO is 28 g/mol and Its bond length $\left[\mathrm{C}\equiv \mathrm{O}\right]$ is 112.8 pm.

Nitrous oxide $\left({\mathrm{N}}_2\mathrm{O}\right)$

• Nitrous oxide $\left({\mathrm{N}}_2\mathrm{O}\right)$ is known as laughing gas or happy gas.
• It is a colorless, non-flammable gas.
• The molecular mass of Nitrous oxide $\left({\mathrm{N}}_2\mathrm{O}\right)$ is 44.013 g/mol and the bond length is 115 pm.

Final Answer: The two neutral oxides are carbon monoxide (CO) and Nitrous oxide $\left({\mathrm{N}}_2\mathrm{O}\right)$.