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explain basic nature of metal hydroxides.

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From left to right on the periodic table, acid-base characterof oxides andhydroxidesgo frombasicto acidic. - Increasing charge on an anion increases the production ofbasicsolutions. - As electronegativity increase, production of ionic cations increases because elements are more able to adopt a cation.

Metallicoxides arebasicinnaturebecause they react with dilute acids to form salt and water. They also react with water to formmetal hydroxideswhich are alkaline innaturebecause thesemetal hydroxidesrelease OH- ions in solution. Therefore, nonmetallicoxides would be acidic innature.



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