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Is CO a acidic
or basic
oxide and why

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Carbon monoxide is generally treated as though it was a neutral oxide, however truth be told it is extremely, somewhat acidic. It doesn't respond with water, yet it will respond with hot concentrated sodium hydroxide answer for give an answer of sodium methanoate.

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