Why water can be considered as amphoteric oxides?
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Water (H20) is only a neutral oxide.
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The oxygen atom in the water molecule has two lone pairs, one of which could be used to form a bond with a \(H^+\(, and, therefore, the water molecule could act as a base in a reaction. Since water has the potential to act both as an acid and as a base, water is amphoteric.
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