Answer to Question #286207 in Inorganic Chemistry for Joseph

Question

Write balanced equation to show the reaction of the filling with water:

(I) sodium

(I) sodium oxide

B) in terms of bonding, explain why sodium oxide reacts with water to fork a solution with a pH of 14.

C) what general type of oxide forms acidic solution in water? Give the formula of one such oxide.

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Answer 1

Na2O + H2O --> 2NaOH