Video Transcript
Which of the following statements
is correct? (A) Statement one, (B) statement
two, (C) statement three, or (D) statement four.
Most metals react with acids,
producing salt and hydrogen. But generally speaking, nonmetals
do not react with acids. This is because nonmetals and the
H+ ions produced by acids tend to accept electrons. There are no electron donors. Nonmetals do however react with
oxygen to form oxides. Typically, elements closer to the
right-hand side of the periodic table, like nonmetals, form acidic oxides, whereas
elements closer to the left-hand side of the periodic table, like metals, typically
form basic oxides.
Therefore, most nonmetals do not
react with acids and react with oxygen to form acidic oxides. Therefore, statement three, answer
choice (C), is correct.
