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Classify these Group 14 oxides as Acidic or Amphoteric: GeO, GeO2, SnO, SnO2, PbO, PbO2GeO, \ GeO_2, \ SnO, \ SnO_2, \ PbO, \ PbO_2

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Acidic: GeO, GeO2GeO, \ GeO_2 Amphoteric: SnO, SnO2, PbO, PbO2SnO, \ SnO_2, \ PbO, \ PbO_2 Trend: COCO is Neutral, SiO2SiO_2 is Acidic. Amphoteric nature appears at Sn/Pb.

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