Acidic oxide
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acidic oxide
(ə′sid·ik ′äk′sīd)
(inorganic chemistry) An oxygen compound of a nonmetal, for example, SO2 or P2O5, which yields an oxyacid with water.
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Acidic oxide
This article is about inorganic acidic anhydrides. For the organic functional group, see acid anhydride.
An acidic oxide (sometimes known as an acidic anhydride, but not to be confused with an acid anhydride) is an oxide that either
Examples include:
- Carbon dioxide which reacts with water to produce carbonic acid.
- Sulfur dioxide, which does not form the non-existent sulfurous acid but does react with bases to form sulfites.
- Silicon dioxide, which does not react with water but will react with bases to form silicates
- Chromium trioxide, which reacts with water to form chromic acid. Chromic acid is a hypothetical acid. The monomer and dimer would respectively have structures similar to sulfuric and disulfuric acids.
Acidic oxides are oxides of either nonmetals or of metals in high oxidation states. They are formed when a nonmetal burns.
References
- Greenwood, N. N.; Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0080379419.
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