A metal X used in thermite process gets heated with oxygen to give oxide Y which is amphoteric nature name x and y mention the reaction of oxide of Y with HCl and NaOH
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Answer: Metal X is Aluminium(Al) which is used in thermite process. Al reacts with oxygen to form aluminium oxide Al2O3, which is amphoteric in nature.
4Al+3O2---------> 2Al2O3
(i) Al2O3(s) + 6HCl(aq)----------> 2AlCl3+3H2O
(ii) Al2O3(s) + 2NaOH(aq)----------> 2NaAlO2(aq) + H2O(l)
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