Acidic Oxide Formula Examples and Naming Conventions

🧪 Quick Study Guide

• 🔥 Acidic oxides are oxides that react with water to form an acid or react with a base to form a salt and water.
• 📝 Most acidic oxides are formed by nonmetals.
• ⚗️ General formula: $X_mO_n$, where X is a nonmetal.
• 🌍 Common examples include: Carbon dioxide ($CO_2$), Sulfur dioxide ($SO_2$), and Nitrogen dioxide ($NO_2$).
• IUPAC Naming Convention: Name the nonmetal first, followed by 'oxide'. Use prefixes (di-, tri-, etc.) to indicate the number of oxygen atoms. For example, $N_2O_5$ is dinitrogen pentoxide.
• 💡 Acidic oxides contribute to acid rain.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is an acidic oxide?
   1. $MgO$
   2. $CaO$
   3. $CO_2$
   4. $Na_2O$
2. What is the product when sulfur trioxide ($SO_3$) reacts with water?
   1. $H_2SO_3$
   2. $H_2SO_4$
   3. $SO_2$
   4. $H_2S$
3. Which of the following oxides is responsible for acid rain?
   1. $MgO$
   2. $CaO$
   3. $SO_2$
   4. $K_2O$
4. What is the name of $N_2O_5$ according to IUPAC nomenclature?
   1. Nitrogen oxide
   2. Dinitrogen pentoxide
   3. Nitrogen pentoxide
   4. Dinitrogen oxide
5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of acidic oxides?
   1. React with bases
   2. Form acids in water
   3. Formed by metals
   4. Formed by nonmetals
6. What type of bond is typically found in acidic oxides?
   1. Ionic bond
   2. Metallic bond
   3. Covalent bond
   4. Hydrogen bond
7. Which oxide reacts with $NaOH$ to form a salt and water?
   1. $Na_2O$
   2. $MgO$
   3. $CO_2$
   4. $CaO$