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Why metalic and non-metalic oxide considered as basic oxide acidic oxide respectively​

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The oxides of metal are basic in nature or in other words they react with acids to form salt and water. In the case of non-metals, they are acidic in nature to form acids when they dissolve in water.

When sulphur dioxide is dissolved in water sulphurous acid is formed. The reaction can be given as follows:

SO

2

+H

2

O→H

2

SO

3

The sulphurous acid turns blue litmus paper red.

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