Consider the Oxides XO₂, Where X Is a Main-Group Element

question 90

Essay

Consider the oxides XO₂, where X is a main-group element. Identify X in each of the following cases:
a. XO₂ is a natural component of the atmosphere, implicated in global warming.
b. XO₂ is a toxic, brown gas and a component of photochemical smog.
c. XO₂ is a colorless, toxic gas, implicated in acid rain.
d. XO₂ is network solid; one form of it is the mineral quartz.

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Definitions:

Non-importation Agreements

A series of colonial American boycotts against British goods in the lead-up to the American Revolution, aiming to protest British policies and taxes.

Townshend Acts

A series of British acts passed in the late 1760s imposing duties on colonial imports in America, contributing to growing unrest and the American Revolution.

Formal Agreements

Officially binding contracts or treaties between parties, often involving nations or organizations.

Tea Importation

The process of bringing tea into one country from another country for sale, trade, or consumption.