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Grade 1210 grade science

What type of oxides are formed when non-metals combine with oxygen?

Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years ago
Dear Student

When non-metals combine with oxygen they form acidic oxides. E.g. SO2, CO2, NO2. [In some cases it also form neutral oxide e.g., H2O, CO]

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