Question

Assertion (A): Zinc oxide reacts with acids as well as bases to form salt and water.

Reason (R): Zinc oxide is amphoteric in nature.

Options

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true but R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Zinc oxide reacts with both acids and bases to form salt and water, so assertion (A) is true. This dual behaviour is what makes zinc oxide amphoteric; therefore, reason (R) correctly explains assertion (A).