Question

What are oxides ? Give two examples of each of the following oxides.
a) Basic oxide
b) Acidic oxide
c) Amphoteric oxide
d) Neutral oxide

Answer 1

In the given question firstly we have to define what exactly are the oxides and then we can give the proper definition and the characteristics of it. Although we can say that we know that the main points among the following is that it should have oxygen connecting with either a metal or nonmetal with it.

Complete step by step answer:
The given question statement asks about the entire process through which we would be able to get the proper and correct explanation of the oxides and the types of the oxides along with the examples.
We can say that an oxide is a compound that essentially contains oxygen in its molecule. It is chemically combined with a metal or a non-metal as per the compound. We know that most of the Earth's crust also consists of the solid oxides which indeed is the result of the elements which are oxidized by the oxygen in air or in water. The materials which are considered pure elements often develop an oxide coating. For example, aluminium foil develops a thin skin of $A{l_2}{O_3}$ (called a passivation layer) that protects the foil from further corrosion.
And Following are the examples:
a) Basic oxides - [Eg. CaO,MgO, etc.]
b) Acidic oxides - [Eg. $C{O_2}$ , $S{O_2}$ etc.]
c) Amphoteric - [Eg. ZnO, PbO, etc.]
d) Neutral oxides - [Eg. ${H_2}O$ ,NO,CO etc.]

Note: Due to its electronegativity, oxygen forms stable chemical bonds with almost all elements to give the corresponding oxides. Noble metals (such as gold or platinum) are prized because they resist direct chemical combination with oxygen, and substances like gold(III) oxide must be generated by indirect routes.