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

An oxide of an element is a gas and dissolves in water to give an acidic solution. The element belongs to

  1. A II group
  2. B IV group
  3. C VIII group
  4. D zero group
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(B) IV group

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Carbon element belongs to IVA group. \(\begin{gathered}\mathrm{C}+\mathrm{O}_2 \longrightarrow \mathrm{CO}_2 \\ \mathrm{CO}_2+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \longrightarrow \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{CO}_3\end{gathered}\) carbonic acid