Question

*Metal oxide is a _________ type of compound in terms of neuralisation reaction.*

1️⃣ acidic
2️⃣ alkaline
3️⃣ neutral
4️⃣ salt​

Answer 1

Alkaline.

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Answer 2

The nature of metal oxide in this type of reaction is option 2: Alkaline nature.

• Metal oxides are formed when metallic elements react with the oxygen molecule.
• Neutralization reaction occurs in chemistry when two compounds of acidic and basic nature can neutralize each other in the reaction to given neutralization product as water and salt. The reaction is shown below:

=> Acidic substance + Basic substance = Salt product + Water molecule

• When metal oxides are also reacted with the acidic reactant the same type of neutralization product is obtained.
• The metal of metal oxide displaces hydrogen from the acidic substance to form metallic salt. The hydrogen that got displaced in this reaction combines with the oxygen of the oxide to form water.
• The reaction is shown below:

=> (Reactants) Metallic oxide + Acidic substance ⇒ (Products) Salt of metal + Water molecule

• Hence, from the above explanation, we can infer that metal oxide is alkaline in nature in terms of a neutralization reaction.