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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

one of the oxides of carbon,turn lime water milky ,has high chemical stability but make water acidic when dissolved in it.the oxide may be
a)CO
b)CO2
c)C2O
d)C3O2

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer8 Years ago
Option B is the answer becasue,
CO2 is highly stable forms carbonic acid when dissolved in water and turns lime water milky by forming CaCO3 precipitate
Ca(OH)2 + CO2 ---------> CaCO3