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Metals and Non-metals EXERCISES Solutions
- Q1: Which of the following pairs will give displacement reactions?
- Q2: Which of the following methods is suitable for preventing an iron frying pan from rusting?
- Q3: An element reacts with oxygen to give a compound with a high melting point. This compound is also soluble in water. The element is likely to be
- Q4: Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because
- Q5(a): You are given a hammer, a battery, a bulb, wires and a switch. (a) How could you use them to distinguish between samples of metals and non-metals?
- Q5(b): You are given a hammer, a battery, a bulb, wires and a switch. (b) Assess the usefulness of these tests in distinguishing between metals and non-metals.
- Q6: What are amphoteric oxides? Give two examples of amphoteric oxides.
- Q7: Name two metals which will displace hydrogen from dilute acids, and two metals which will not.
- Q8: In the electrolytic refining of a metal $M$, what would you take as the anode, the cathode and the electrolyte?
- Q9(a)(i): Pratyush took sulphur powder on a spatula and heated it. He collected the gas evolved by inverting a test tube over it, as shown in figure below. (a) What will be the action of gas on (i) dry litmus paper?
- Q9(a)(ii): Pratyush took sulphur powder on a spatula and heated it. He collected the gas evolved by inverting a test tube over it, as shown in figure below. (a) What will be the action of gas on (ii) moist litmus paper?
- Q9(b): Pratyush took sulphur powder on a spatula and heated it. He collected the gas evolved by inverting a test tube over it, as shown in figure below. (b) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction taking place.
- Q10: State two ways to prevent the rusting of iron.
- Q11: What type of oxides are formed when non-metals combine with oxygen?
- Q12(a): Give reasons (a) Platinum, gold and silver are used to make jewellery.
- Q12(b): Give reasons (b) Sodium, potassium and lithium are stored under oil.
- Q12(c): Give reasons (c) Aluminium is a highly reactive metal, yet it is used to make utensils for cooking.
- Q12(d): Give reasons (d) Carbonate and sulphide ores are usually converted into oxides during the process of extraction.
- Q13: You must have seen tarnished copper vessels being cleaned with lemon or tamarind juice. Explain why these sour substances are effective in cleaning the vessels.
- Q14: Differentiate between metal and non-metal on the basis of their chemical properties.
- Q15: A man went door to door posing as a goldsmith. He promised to bring back the glitter of old and dull gold ornaments. An unsuspecting lady gave a set of gold bangles to him which he dipped in a particular solution. The bangles sparkled like new but their weight was reduced drastically. The lady was upset but after a futile argument the man beat a hasty retreat. Can you play the detective to find out the nature of the solution he had used?
- Q16: Give reasons why copper is used to make hot water tanks and not steel (an alloy of iron).
Chapters in CBSE - Class 10 Science
- Chemical Reactions and Equations
- Acids, Bases and Salts
- Carbon and its Compounds
- Life Processes
- Control and Coordination
- How Do Organisms Reproduce?
- Heredity and Evolution
- Light – Reflection and Refraction
- The Human Eye and the Colourful World
- Electricity
- Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
- Our Environment
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