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what will happen when non-metals reacts with air

Nonmetals do react with the oxygen in the air, they burn, to make nonmetel oxides

though non metals do not react with water, their non metal oxides do react with water

nonmetal oxides react with warter to make acids:
CO2 & H2O -- H2CO3 carbonic acid

SO3 & H2O --> H2SO4 sulfuric acid

SO2 & H2O --> H2SO3 sulfurous acid

P2O5 & 3 H2O --> 2 H3PO4 phosphoric acid

3 NO2 + H2O ? NO & 2 HNO3 Nitric acid
2 NO2 + H2O ? HNO3 nitric acid + HNO2 nitrous acid


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