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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

How many compound given below are amphoteric oxides?
\(\mathrm{P}_2 \mathrm{O}_5, \mathrm{P}_4 \mathrm{O}_6, \mathrm{As}_2 \mathrm{O}_5, \mathrm{As}_4 \mathrm{O}_6, \mathrm{Sb}_2 \mathrm{O}_5, \mathrm{Sb}_4 \mathrm{O}_6, \mathrm{Bi}_2 \mathrm{O}_3\)

  1. A 2
  2. B 3
  3. C 4
  4. D 6
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(A) 2

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The oxides of the type \(\stackrel{+3}{E_2} \mathrm{O}_3\) of \(\mathrm{N}\) and \(\mathrm{P}, \mathrm{P}_2 \mathrm{O}_3\) \(\left(\mathrm{P}_4 \mathrm{O}_6\right.\), dimer of \(\left.\mathrm{P}_2 \mathrm{O}_3\right)\) are purely acidic, that of \(\mathrm{As}\)…