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    				| 1. | What are oxides ? Write different types of oxides with one example each. | 
| Answer» Oxygen combines with a large number of metals and non-metals to form binary com-pounds. These binary compounds are called oxides. Types of oxides : (i) Acidic oxides : The oxides which combine with water to give an acid. e.g., `CO_(2),B_(2)O_(3),N_(2)O_(5),SO_(2),SO_(3),Cl_(2)O_(7)` (iii) Basic oxides : The oxides which combine with water to form a base. e.g., `CaO, Na_(2)O, K_(2)O, MgO`. (iii) Amphoteric oxides : The oxides which show both acidic and basic characteristics. e.g., `Al_(2)O_(3),SiO_(2),ZnO,PbO, SnO.` | |