Assertion: Metal oxides are basic in nature.

Reason: Metal oxides neutralise the effect of acids and release water, similar to the reaction of a base with an acid.

Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

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Only assertion is correct.

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Solution

The correct option is A Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Metal oxides react with acids to form salt and water, similar to the reaction of a base with an acid. Hence, metal oxides are basic in nature.
For example:
$M g O + 2 H C l \to M g C l_{2} + H_{2} O$

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