Basic oxide

In chemistry, a basic oxide is an oxide that either

* reacts with water to have a proton transferred to it
* reacts with an acid to form a salt.

Examples include:

* Sodium oxide which reacts with water to produce Sodium hydroxide.
* Magnesium oxide which reacts with water to form Magnesium hydroxide.
* Copper(II) oxide which reacts with Nitric acid to form Copper nitrate and water.
* i.e. CuO + 2HNO3 → Cu(NO3)2 \+ H2O

Basic oxides are oxides of metals.

## See also

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* Acidic oxide
* Amphoteric oxide

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