Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry
7.2Oxides
Oxides in Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 7.2.1Classify oxides as acidic (including SO₂ and CO₂) or basic (including CuO and CaO), relating this to the metallic or non-metallic character of the element.
- 7.2.2Supplement: describe amphoteric oxides as oxides that react with both acids and bases to form a salt and water.
- 7.2.3Supplement: classify aluminium oxide, Al₂O₃, and zinc oxide, ZnO, as amphoteric.
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Acidic, basic and amphoteric oxides
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Turn Oxides into a strength.
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