Question

What is the chemical nature of oxides of non metals ​

Answer 1

• ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴏɴ-ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏɴ-ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟʟɪᴄ ᴏxɪᴅᴇ ɪs ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ. ɴᴏɴ-ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟʟɪᴄ ᴏxɪᴅᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅɪssᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ʟɪᴛᴍᴜs sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴅ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀ. ɴᴏɴ-ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ᴏxɪᴅᴇs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴄᴏ2ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ2 ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴄɪᴅs.

Answer 2

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• $\bold{\displaystyle \rm{Non-metals}}$$\bold{\displaystyle \rm{like}}$$\bold{\displaystyle \rm{CO2}}$$\bold{\displaystyle \rm{and}}$$\bold{\displaystyle \rm{SO2}}$$\bold{\displaystyle \rm{react}}$$\bold{\displaystyle \rm{with}}$$\bold{\displaystyle \rm{water}}$$\bold{\displaystyle \rm{and}}$$\bold{\displaystyle \rm{give}}$$\bold{\displaystyle \rm{acids.}}$

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