why non metal oxides are acidic in nature
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Non-metals react with oxygen in the air to produce non-metal oxides. ... Non-metal oxides such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide are responsible for acid rain. They dissolve in the water in the clouds to form acidic solutions. Metal oxides which exhibit this behavior are termed basic oxides because they act as bases.
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non metal oxides are acidic in nature. For example - take a small quantity of powdered sulphur (non metal) and add some distilled water in a test tube and test it with the litmus paper
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we can observe that blue litmus turns to red it indicates that non metals are acidic in nature. Non metals react with oxygen to give oxides which are acidic
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