Question

2. Which of the following elements would form (i) acidic oxides and (ii) basic oxides? (a) carbon (b) magnesium (c) sulphur (d) zinc (e) iron ​

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴍᴀɢɴᴇsɪᴜᴍ

Explanation:

sᴏ ᴏxɪᴅᴇs ᴏғ ɴᴏɴ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ɪɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ s ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs sᴏᴅɪᴜᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɢɴᴇsɪᴜᴍ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏxɪᴅᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴀsɪᴄ ɪɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs ᴏғ ᴘ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴘʜᴏsᴘʜᴏʀᴜs ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʟᴘʜᴜʀ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ᴏxɪᴅᴇs.