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Introduction to Acid, Base and Salts

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When metal oxides or metal hydroxides react with acid, they form salt and X. What is X?

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Hydrogen

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Water

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Carbon Dioxide

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Oxygen

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Solution

The correct option is B Water
When metal oxides or metal hydroxides react with acid, they form salt and water.
For example:
Zinc oxide reacts with hydrochloric acid to give zinc chloride and water. The reaction takes place as follows:

$ZnO (aq) + 2 HCl (aq) \to {ZnCl}_{2} (aq) + H_{2} O (l)$

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