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Metals, except Al and Zn, react with oxygen to form _______ oxides.
Answer: Option B
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Most of the metals react with oxygen to form metal oxides.
For example: magnesium reacts with oxygen to form magnesium oxide. The reaction involved is:
2Mg(s)+O2(g)→2MgO(s)
The metal oxide form alkali solution when dissolved in water. This solution turns red litmus paper to blue. Hence, these metal oxides are basic in nature.
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