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Standard X
Chemistry
Reaction of Metallic Oxides and Hydroxides with Acids
When metal ox...
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When metal oxides react with ___, they form salt and water.

A
acids
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bases
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water
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D
metals
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Solution

The correct option is A acids
Metal oxides and metal hydroxides are basic in nature. So they react with acid to form salt and water. Here metal displaces hydrogen in acid and forms a salt. Displaced hydrogen adds with oxygen in metal oxide to form water.

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