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The oxide of a metal M was water soluble. When a blue litmus strip was dipped in this solution, it did not undergo any change in colour. Predict the nuture of the oxide.

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The metal oxide(MO) is of basic in nature. It dissolves in water to from metal hydroxide as follows :
`MO+H_(2)Oto M(OH)_(2)`
A blue litmus does not undergo any change in colour in the basic medium.
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