Chemistry, asked by ayushipandya, 10 months ago

what is amphoteric oxides?

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Answered by Anonymous

ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ. ᴀɴ ᴀᴍᴘʜᴏᴛᴇʀɪᴄ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ ᴏʀ ɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴀ ʙᴀsᴇ. ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs (sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴄᴏᴘᴘᴇʀ, ᴢɪɴᴄ, ᴛɪɴ, ʟᴇᴀᴅ, ᴀʟᴜᴍɪɴɪᴜᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʀʏʟʟɪᴜᴍ) ғᴏʀᴍ ᴀᴍᴘʜᴏᴛᴇʀɪᴄ ᴏxɪᴅᴇs ᴏʀ ʜʏᴅʀᴏxɪᴅᴇs. ᴀᴍᴘʜᴏᴛᴇʀɪsᴍ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏxɪᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏxɪᴅᴇ.

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Answered by AakashMaurya21

Oxides which show both acidic as well as basic behaviour are known as amphoteric oxides.

Example - aluminium oxide (Al2O3) etc.

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