Answer to Question #15536 in Inorganic Chemistry for Divyansh

Question #15536

Lower oxides of transition metals are basic while higher oxides are acidic.why?

Expert's answer

This phenomenon depends on the number of electrons involved in chemical
bondin.The low number electrons corresponds basic compounds, high number -
acid.

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