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Which of the following oxides is most basic?

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a

Na2O

b

MgO

c

Al2O3

d

CuO

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

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.
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