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A metal oxide is a compound consisting of a metal and oxygen, such as calcium oxide (CaO) or barium oxide (BaO). In the below periodic table, the red area shows all of the metals that can form with oxygen (O2) to make a metallic hydroxide.ynthesis Reaction. A synthesis reaction is defined as the combining of 2 or more elements/compounds to form a single compound. In this cartoon the skinny bird (reactant) and the worm (reactant) combine to make a product, the fat bird.
Nonmetal oxides dissolve in water to form acids. CO2 dissolves in water to give carbonic acid, SO3 gives sulfuric acid, and P4O10 reacts with water to give phosphoric acid. Metal oxides, on the other hand, are bases. Metal oxides formally contain the O2- ion, which reacts with water to give a pair of OH- ions. Metal oxides therefore fit the operational definition of a base. We see the same pattern in the chemistry of compounds that contain the OH, or hydroxide, group. Metal hydroxides, such as LiOH, NaOH, KOH, and Ca(OH)2, are bases. Nonmetal hydroxides, such as hypochlorous acid (HOCl), are acids.