In the following reactions, ZnO is respectively acting as a/an (i) ZnO + Na_(2)O rarr Na_(2) ZnO_(2) (ii) NzO + CO_(2) rarr ZnCO_(3)

In the following reactions, ZnO is respectively acting as a/an (i) Zn

1.	In the following reactions, ZnO is respectively acting as a/an (i) ZnO + Na_(2)O rarr Na_(2) ZnO_(2) (ii) NzO + CO_(2) rarr ZnCO_(3)
Answer» Acid and acid Acid and base Base and acid Base and base Solution :In (i) , NZO acts as an acidic oxide because `Na_(2)O` is a BASIC oxide In (ii), ZNO acts asa basic oxide because `CO_(2)` is an acidic oxide Thus, ZnO is an amphoteric oxide.