Most metals give rise to oxides that are:
ABasic
BAcidic
CFrozen
DLiquid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Basic
1. Burning magnesium leaves behind an ash.
2. Dissolved in water, the ash turns red litmus blue.
3. Most metals give rise to basic oxides.
4. So the answer is basic.
_Source: NCERT Science, Ch 3 'Metals and Non-metals'_
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