The order of which of the following oxides is arranged according to decreasing basic nature?
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a
Na2O,MgO,Al2O3,CuO
b
CuO,Al2O3,MgO,Na2O
c
Al2O3,CuO,MgO,Na2O
d
CuO,MgO,Na2O,Al2O3
answer is A.
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Applying Fajans' rule, the lower the charge; the more is ionic and the more is basic and vice versa.Moreover, small cation, large anion, high charge and presence of d electrons mean more covalent and more acidic.Therefore, decreasing order of basic nature isSize Al3+ > Cu2+ and presence of d electron in Cu2+ makes it less basic (or more acidic) than Al2O3.