Basic Oxide

What is Basic Oxide?

A metal oxide that reacts with an acid to produce a salt and water, and does not react with alkalis. Copper(II) oxide and calcium oxide are the basic oxides named by this syllabus.

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

Concepts related to Basic Oxide

• Metal Oxide
• salt + water
• Base