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प्रश्न
Write suitable chemical equations to show the nature of the following oxide.
B2O3
उत्तर
Being acidic, it reacts with bases to form salts. It reacts with NaOH to form sodium metaborate.
\[\ce{B_2O_3 + 2NaOH -> 2NaBO_2 + H_2O}\]
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