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A science teacher performs an experiment using two elements.
  • Element A is burned in oxygen and the gas produced is dissolved in water to form Solution X.
  • Element B is burned in oxygen and the gas produced is dissolved in water to form Solution Y.
After testing with litmus paper, the following observations are recorded:
Solution Observation
X Blue litmus turns red
Y Red litmus turns blue
 
Study the information attentively and answer the following questions:
1. Which of the following could be Element A? - .
 
2. Why was water added after the oxide was formed? - .