Question

Oxides of most nonmetals combine with water to form __________. oxides of most nonmetals combine with water to form __________. a base water hydrogen gas water and a salt an acid

Answer 1

An acid. Nonmetal oxides such as sulfur trioxide or nitrous oxide will combine with water to make, respectively, sulfuric acid and nitric acid. Nonmetal is a characteristic of an element within the oxide that is not oxygen. An oxide is a compound that contains at least one oxygen atom combined with another element.