Chemistry · Various concepts of acids and bases (Arrhenius, Bronsted Lowry and Lewis) and their ionization, acid-base equilibria (including multistage ionization) and ionization constants
Water is a kind of oxide.
Water is a kind of \( _{-1-} \) oxide.
- A. acidic
- B. basic
- C. neutral
- D. metal
Step-by-step solution
Water (H₂O) is an oxide of hydrogen. It is neither acidic nor basic; it is amphoteric but generally considered neutral on the pH scale. It is not a metal oxide. Therefore, water is a neutral oxide.
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