Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Oxides

Oxides — practice question

In industrial plants, calcium oxide, CaO, and calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)$_2$, are both employed to remove sulfur dioxide, SO$_2$, from flue gases. Which row gives the correct classification of calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide and sulfur dioxide?

  • Acalcium oxide: acidic; calcium hydroxide: acidic; sulfur dioxide: basic
  • Bcalcium oxide: acidic; calcium hydroxide: basic; sulfur dioxide: acidic
  • Ccalcium oxide: basic; calcium hydroxide: acidic; sulfur dioxide: acidic
  • Dcalcium oxide: basic; calcium hydroxide: basic; sulfur dioxide: acidic

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