taking example of magnesium and sulphur explain how metals and non metals produce oxides with different characteristics
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Answer: (1) Magnesium is metal. It burns in oxygen to produce basic magnesium oxide, MgO. When it is added to water, it produces a magnesium hydroxide which turns red litmus solution blue. (2) Sulphur is a non-metal with oxygen it forms acidic oxide SO2 it gets changed into sulphuric acid H2SO3 on reacting with water
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