How can a metal oxide be acidic, basic or amphoteric, when basic metal oxides turn red litmus paper blue and that proves its a metal ? Also if an oxide is acidic that is it turns blue litmus paper red and that proves its a non-metal. I just wanted to know how can a metal oxide is acidic where acidic oxides are non-metals?
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Explanation:Metals with high oxidation states form oxides whose bonds have a more covalent nature. ... Ionic metal oxides react with water to give hydroxides (compounds containing the OH− ion) and resultant basic solutions, whereas most nonmetal oxides react with water to form acids and resultant acidic solutions
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