Question

differentiate between oxide of metal and oxide of non-metal giving examples

Answer 1

Oxides
An oxide is any chemical compound that contains one or more oxygen atoms. Metals are substances that have unique properties such as excellent electrical and thermal conductivity, reflectivity of light, malleability and ductility. Metals form a wide variety of compounds such as metal halides, metal oxides, metal sulfides, etc. Nonmetals are chemical elements that fail to show metallic properties. Most members of the p block in the periodic table are nonmetals. When considering the oxides of elements, there are metal oxides as well as non metal oxides. Metal oxides are oxides of metals. Nonmetal oxides are oxides of nonmetals. The main difference between metal oxides and non metal oxides is that metal oxides are basic compounds whereas nonmetal oxides are acidic compounds.

Answer 2

Remember that metals react with oxygen in the air to produce metal oxides, like magnesium oxide. Non-metals react with oxygen in the air to produce non-metal oxides. Here are two examples for the non-metals carbon and sulphur. Non-metal oxides such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide are responsible for acid rain.