"State whether the following oxides are acidic, basic, or amphoteric"
How do you get each answer?
Acid Base Textbook Problem 6A17
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Re: Acid Base Textbook Problem 6A17
Group 1 and group 2 metal oxides tend to be basic. So BaO3 would be basic. Nonmetal oxides tend to be acidic. So SO3 would be acidic. For As2O3 and Bi2O3, as they are along the metalloid line on the periodic table, they have amphoteric character.
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