Which of the following elements will form an acidic oxide ?

Question:

Which of the following elements will form an acidic oxide ?

(a) An element with atomic number 7

(b) An element with atomic number 3

(c) An element with atomic number 12

(d) An element with atomic number 19.

Solution:

(a). The element with atomic number (Z) = 7 is nitrogen. It forms acidic oxides such as N2O3, N2O5 etc.

All other elements are metals and they form basic oxides.

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