Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Chemical Periodicity - Exercises - Oxygen and the Oxides - Page 204: 67

Answer

b) $Li_2O$ d) $CaO$

Work Step by Step

b) and d) are the only basic anhydrides, since a base can be obtained by their reaction with water: b) $Li_2O+H_2O\rightarrow 2LiOH$ d) $CaO+H_2O\rightarrow Ca(OH)_2$ In every other case, an oxide would react with water to afford an acid.
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