Question

what is meant by oxides.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Oxide, any of a large and important class of chemical compounds in which oxygen is combined with another element. With the exception of the lighter inert gases (helium [He], neon [Ne], argon [Ar], and krypton [Kr]), oxygen (O) forms at least one binary oxide with each of the elements.

Answer 2

An oxide is a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element.

Example :

$\bf\red{ \longrightarrow} \rm \:Al_2O_3$

$\bf\red{ \longrightarrow} \rm \:ZnO$

$\bf\red{ \longrightarrow} \rm \:CaO$

$\bf\red{ \longrightarrow} \rm \:Na_2O$