JAMB - Chemistry (2022 - No. 5)
The following non-metal form acidic oxides with oxygen except?
phosphorus
sulphur
carbon
chlorine
Selitys
The oxides which neither react with acids nor react with bases are known as neutral oxides.
Carbon monoxide neither reacts with acids nor reacts with bases.
Thus, carbon monoxide is a neutral oxide, produced when combustion reactions are not fully completed, either through lack of oxygen or due to low mixing