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Question
Write suitable chemical equations to show the nature of the following oxide.
Tl2O3
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Solution
Being basic, it reacts with acids to form salts. It reacts with HCl to form thallium chloride.
\[\ce{Tl_2O_3 + 6HCl -> 2TlCl_3 + 3H_2O}\]
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