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Nature of given oxides or hydroxides: acidic, basic, amphoteric or neutral

This type of question, asked 5 times: 2021 Paper 16, 2021 Paper 26, 28 Jun 2022, 2 Apr 2026 S2, 5 Apr 2026 S2. All 6 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 16

    37
    Match the column.
    HydroxideNature
    (1) Be(OH)2Be(OH)_{2}(A) Acidic
    (2) B(OH)3B(OH)_{3}(B) Basic
    (3) NaOHNaOH(C) Amphoteric
    (4) Ca(OH)2Ca(OH)_{2}
    (5) Al(OH)3Al(OH)_{3}

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  2. Question 2

    2021 Paper 26

    37
    Which pair of oxides is acidic in nature?

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  3. Question 3

    28 Jun 2022

    129
    Among the following basic oxide is:

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  4. Question 4

    28 Jun 2022

    126
    Match List-I with List-II.
    List-I (Oxide)List-II (Nature)
    (A)Cl2O7Cl_{2}O_{7}(I)Amphoteric
    (B)Na2ONa_{2}O(II)Basic
    (C)Al2O3Al_{2}O_{3}(III)Neutral
    (D)N2ON_{2}O(IV)Acidic
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  5. Question 5

    2 Apr 2026 S2

    33
    The correct set that contains all kinds (basic, acidic, amphoteric and neutral) of oxides is :

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  6. Question 6

    5 Apr 2026 S2

    33
    Given below are two statements : Statement-I : The number of pairs among [Al2O3\left\lbrack {Al}_{2}O_{3} \right.,  Cr2O3],[Cl2O7,Mn2O7],[Na2O,V2O3]\left. \ {Cr}_{2}O_{3} \right\rbrack,\left\lbrack {Cl}_{2}O_{7},{Mn}_{2}O_{7} \right\rbrack,\left\lbrack {Na}_{2}O,V_{2}O_{3} \right\rbrack and [CO\lbrack CO,  N2O]\left. \ N_{2}O \right\rbrack that contain oxides of same nature (acidic, basic, neutral or amphoteric) is 4. Statement-II : Among Na2O,Al2O3,CO{Na}_{2}O,{Al}_{2}O_{3},CO and Cl2O7{Cl}_{2}O_{7}, the most basic and acidic oxides are Na2O{Na}_{2}O and Cl2O7{Cl}_{2}O_{7}, respectively. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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