Question

An element burns in air to from an oxide. The aqueous solution of this oxide turns blue litmus paper into red. Can you comment on the nature of the element by stating an example? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:acid in nature

Let us take the element Magnesium. When magnesium comes in contact with oxygen on heating it burns with a bright white flame and leaves out powdered ash. The reaction can represented as follows:

Mg + O2 -----------> MgO

When we take a moist litmus paper, the red litmus paper will not show any effect, but the blue litmus paper turns to red.