Acidic Oxide

What is Acidic Oxide?

A non-metal oxide that reacts with an alkali to produce a salt and water, and does not react with acids. Sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide are the acidic oxides named by this syllabus.

This definition is part of the Acids, Bases and Salts chapter in Cambridge O Level Chemistry.

Concepts related to Acidic Oxide

• non-metal oxide
• reacts with alkali
• limewater