Question

An element x burns in air to form an oxide. This oxide reacts with dilute sulphuric acid to form a salt. A) what kind of oxide is form by element X. B) What does this tell you about element X. C) how can you show that the oxide formed is basic or acidic

Answer 1

HEY mate !! Here is your answer !!

A) the element must have formed a metallic oxide because they are basic in nature which reacts with acid to give salts.

B)The element X is a metal.

C)By using ph paper or litmus paper we can show wether it is acidic or basic.

Hope it helps you.

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Answer 2

$a = basic \: oxide \: is \: formed. \\ b = x \: is \: metal. \\ c = it \: is \: basic \: oxide \: because \: it \: reacts \: with \: acid \: to \: form \: salt.$