Question

state the nature of oxides of nonmetals and metals and justify by giving chemical equations​

Answer 1

Answer:

Metal oxides are always basic in nature. For example, Magnesium Oxide is a metallic oxide. It will be ... What is the chemical nature of a metal oxide? ... Here oxygen atom presents in -1 oxidation state

Answer 2

Answer:

•Metals are basic in nature.

•While Non-metals are acidic in nature

Explanation:

•Under metals: reaction with oxygen

Metal + oxygen ~ [Metallic oxide]

•Under non-metals: reaction with oxygen

Non-metal + oxygen ~ [Non-meatallic oxide]