'X' is an oxide of potassium. If 'X' is coloured and paramagnetic, what are the hydrolysis products of X?

'X' is an oxide of potassium. If 'X' is coloured and paramagnetic, wha

1.	'X' is an oxide of potassium. If 'X' is coloured and paramagnetic, what are the hydrolysis products of X?
Answer» SOLUTION :Superoxides are paramagnetic and coloured. Thus .X. is POTASSIUM SUPEROXIDE, `KO_(2)` Superoxides of alkali metals are hydrolysed by water to give `H_(2)O_(2)` and oxygen gas. `2KO_(2)+2H_(2)Orarr 2KOH+H_(2)O_(2)+O_(2)`