Question

What are oxides? What are the four main types of oxides. Describe each with an example.(chemistry,grade 8)

Answer 1

Explanation:

Classification Of Oxides

Acidic oxides.

Basic oxides.

Amphoteric oxides.

Neutral oxides.

Answer 2

Answer:

Oxides are chemical compounds with one or more oxygen atoms combined with another element (e.g. Li2O). Oxides are binary compounds of oxygen with another element, e.g., CO2, SO2, CaO, CO, ZnO, BaO2, H2O, etc. These are termed as oxides because here, oxygen is in combination with only one element. Based on their acid-base characteristics oxides are classified as acidic, basic, amphoteric or neutral:

Acidic oxide: oxides are oxides of nonmetals. example : SO2,CO2,SO3.

basic oxides: These are oxides of metals CaO,MgO,Na2O.

Amphoteric oxides: Which shows both basic as well as acidic properties. example : ZnO,Al2O3.

Neutral oxides: Shows neither acidic nor basic properties.

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