Metallic oxides are____________ in nature.

Correct option is C

The correct answer is basic.
Nature of Oxides
· Oxides of non-metals are acidic in nature.
· In an aqueous solution, they will behave as acid and turn blue litmus to red.
· The aqueous solution of metallic oxide is basic in nature.
· In an aqueous solution, they will behave as a base as turn red litmus to blue.
· Therefore, Metallic oxides are basic in nature and non-metallic oxides are acidic in nature.
Information Booster
Oxides are compounds formed by the reaction of metals, non-metals with oxygen.
The types of oxides are:
· Basic oxide: It is a complex chemical substance oxide, which forms a salt with a chemical reaction with acids or acidic oxides and does not react with bases or basic oxides.
· E.g. Copper oxide (Cu₂O), Magnesium oxide (MgO)
· Acidic oxide: It is a complex chemical substance oxide, which forms a salt with the chemical reactions with bases or basic oxides and does not react with acidic oxides.
· E.g. Carbon dioxide (CO2), Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
· Amphoteric oxide: It is a complex chemical substance, also oxides, which form a salt with the chemical reactions with acids (or acid oxides) and with bases (or basic oxides).
· E.g. Copper, Zinc, Tin, Lead, Aluminum, and Beryllium.