VALLABA VIDYALAYA

CHP 3: Metals and Non metals

Question Bank
Grade: X Date:

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. 1.What is an amalgam?
2. 2.What are the constituents of solder?
3. 3.Name the green coloured compound which appears on the surface of copper utensils?
4. Why the item made of silver turns black when exposed to air?
5. Why do silver ornaments loose their shine when kept for some time?
6. Name a metal other than aluminium that is covered with an oxide film layer.
7. Name one metal and one non-metal which exists in liquid state at room temperature?
8. Name a non-metal which is lustrous and a metal which is non-lustrous.
9. Name two metal which have very low melting point.
10. If copper metal is heated over a flame, it develops a coating. What is the colour and
composition of this coating?
11. Why is sodium metal kept immersed in kerosene oil?
12. Name one metal which react with very dilute HNO3 to evolve hydrogen gas.
13. A non-metal X exists in two different forms Y and Z. Y is the hardest natural substance,
whereas Z is a good conductor of electricity. Identify X, Y, and Z.
14. An element A form two oxides AO and AO2.The oxide AO is neutral whereas the oxide AO2
is acidic in nature. Would you call element A a metal or non-metal.
15. In the refining of silver the recovery of silver from silver nitrate solution involves
displacement by copper metal. Give the reason for the same.
16. Name two metals which are both ductile as well as malleable.
17. The reaction of iron (III) oxide Fe2O3 with aluminium is used to join cracked iron parts of
machines.
18. Give reason for the following: (a) Ionic compounds conduct electricity in the molten
state.
19. Give reason for the following: Metals can be given different shapes according to our
needs.
20. How will you test for the gas which is liberated when hydrochloric acid reacts with an
active metal?
21. Which reducing agent is used in the reduction of alumina?
22. What are metalloids?
23. Why are titanium and chromium classified as strategic metals?
24. Which one of the following metals does not react with oxygen even at high
temperatures?(i) Calcium (ii) Gold (iii) Sodium
25. Give reasons for the following : Addition of some silver to pure gold for making ornaments.
26. Give reason for the following: Alumina is dissolved in molten cryolite for electrolysis to
obtain aluminum metal.
27. Write the chemical equation to represent the reaction taking place between sodium metal
and cold water.
28. Why is tungsten metal selected for making filaments of incandescent lamp bulbs?
29. Name a metal which offer higher resistance to the passage of electricity than copper.
30. Write the chemical equation for the reaction of hot aluminium with steam.
31. How does the metal magnesium differ from the metal calcium in their reaction with
water?
32. What is seen to happen when a piece of sodium metal is dropped into water?
33. What are amphoteric oxides? Give an example.\
34. Name two metals that react with dil.HNO3 to evolve H2 gas ?
35. Why metals like potassium and sodium catch fire when treated with water?
36. Why sodium is kept immersed in kerosene oil?
37. Which gas is produced when dil. HCl is added to a reactive metal? Write the chemical
reaction when iron reacts with dil. H2SO4?
38. What would you observe when zinc is added to a solution of iron(II) sulphate ?write the
chemical reaction that takes place.
39. Why ionic compounds have high melting points?
40. What do you mean by roasting? How it is different from calcination? In which types of ores
roasting is done?
41. Define :- (i) Ore, (ii) Mineral.
42. Name two metals which are found in nature in the free state.
43. Define :- (i) Enrichment of Ores (ii) Gangue.
44. Write short notes on electrolytic refining of metals.
45. Name the conditions which are essential for corrosion.
46. What is Galvanisation? Write its use.
47. Write suitable example, explain how a metal low in the activity series can be extracted?
48. Write three properties of ionic compounds.
49. What is anodizing? What is its use?
50. What is aqua regia? What is its use?
51. What do you mean by thermite reaction? What is its use?
52. Why active metals do not liberate H2 gas when treated with dil. HNO3?
53. Sometimes the ore itself acts as a reducing agent. Give an example.
54. An alkali metal A gives a compound B (molecular mass=40) on reacting with water .The
compound B gives a soluble compound C on treatment with aluminium oxide. Identify A, B,
and C and give the reaction involved.
55. An element A burns with golden flame in air .It reacts with another element B, atomic
number 17 to give a product C .An aqueous solution of product C on electrolysis gives a
compound D and liberates hydrogen .Identify A, B, C and D. Also write down the equations
for the reactions involved.
56. A metal which is used in thermite process, when heated with oxygen gives an oxide B,
which is amphoteric in nature .Identify the metal and its ore and give the reaction involved.
Long answer questions:
57. Give reasons
58. Copper is used to make hot water tanks but steel is not.
59. Tarnished copper vessels being cleaned with lemon or tamarind juice.
60. Metal sulphides occur mainly in rocks but metal halides occur mostly in sea and lake
waters.
61. A salt which does not conduct electricity in the solid state becomes a good conductor in
molten state
62. Why ionic compounds have high melting points?
63. Why sodium is kept immersed in kerosene oil?
64. Why metals like potassium and sodium catch fire when treated with water?
65. Why metals are hard and have high melting point?
66. A metal M does not liberate hydrogen from acids but reacts with oxygen to give a black
colour product. Identify M and black coloured product and also explain the reaction of M
with oxygen.
67. Given below are the steps for extraction of copper from its ore .Write the reaction involved
Roasting of copper (I) sulphide., Reduction of copper (I) oxide with copper (1) sulphide.
Draw a neat and well labelled diagram for electrolytic refining of copper.

68. A metal is found in liquid state in nature .It is less reactive than hydrogen .It occurs as
sulphide ore .Describe the reactions how can we extract this metal from its ore .Name the
ore also.
69. .Iqbal treated a lustrous, divalent element M with sodium hydroxide. He observed the
formation of bubbles in reaction mixture. He made the same observations when this
element was treated with hydrochloric acid. Suggest how can he identify the produced gas.
Write chemical equations for both the reactions.

70. In this electrolytic cell, where do we get pure silver after passing electric current?

71. Why should the metal sulphides and carbonates be converted to metal oxides in the
process of extraction of metal from them?

72. Generally, when metals are treated with mineral acids, hydrogen gas is liberated but
when metals (except Mn and Mg), treated with HNO3, hydrogen is not liberated, why?

73. Compound X and aluminium are used to join railway tracks.

a.Identify the compound X
b.Name the reaction
c.Write down its reaction.

74. When a metal X is treated with cold water, it gives a basic salt Y with molecular formula
XOH (Molecular mass = 40) and liberates a gas Z which easily catches fire. Identify X, Y and
Z and also write the reaction involved.
75. A non-metal X exists in two different forms Y and Z. Y is the hardest natural substance,
whereas Z is a good conductor of electricity. Identify X, Y and Z.

76. The following reaction takes place when aluminium powder is heated with MnO2 3
MnO2 (s) + 4 Al (s) → 3 Mn (l) + 2 Al2O3 (l) + Heat
a.Is aluminium getting reduced?
b.Is MnO2 getting oxidised?

77. What are the constituents of solder alloy? Which property of solder makes it suitable for
welding electrical wires?

78. A metal A, which is used in thermite process, when heated with oxygen gives an oxide B,
which is amphoteric in nature. Identify A and B. Write down the reactions of oxide B with
HCl and NaOH.

79. A metal that exists as a liquid at room temperature is obtained by heating its sulphide in
the presence of air. Identify the metal and its ore and give the reaction involved.

80. Give the formulae of the stable binary compounds that would be formed by the
combination of following pairs of elements.
a.Mg and N2 b.Li and O2 c.Al and Cl2 d.K and O2
81. What happens when
a.ZnCO3 is heated in the absence of oxygen?
b.a mixture of Cu2O and Cu2S is heated?

82. A non-metal A is an important constituent of our food and forms two oxides B and C.
Oxide B is toxic whereas C causes global warming
a.Identify A, B and C

83. A solution of CuSO4 was kept in an iron pot. After few days the iron pot was found to have
a number of holes in it. Explain the reason in terms of reactivity. Write the equation of the
reaction involved.

84. A non-metal A which is the largest constituent of air, when heated with H2 in 1:3 ratio in
the presence of catalyst (Fe) gives a gas B. On heating with O2 it gives an oxide C. If this
oxide is passed into water in the presence of air it gives an acid D which acts as a strong
oxidising agent. Identify A, B, C and D
85. To which group of periodic table does this non-metal belong?
86. Explain the following
a.Reactivity of Al decreases if it is dipped in HNO3
b.Carbon cannot reduce the oxides of Na or Mg

87. Of the three metals X, Y and Z. X reacts with cold water, Y with hot water and Z with
steam only. Identify X, Y and Z and also arrange them in order of increasing reactivity.

88. An element A burns with golden flame in air. It reacts with another element B, atomic
number 17 to give a product C. An aqueous solution of product C on electrolysis gives a
compound D and liberates hydrogen. Identify A, B, C and D. Also write down the equations
for the reactions involved.

89. Two ores A and B were taken. On heating ore A gives CO2 whereas, ore B gives SO2.
What steps will you take to convert them into metals?
90. Name one electrovalent compounds in each case in which ; (i)One atom combines with one
other atom (ii)One atom combines with two other atoms (iii)One atom combines with three
91. Arun bought a statue made of copper. To her surprise it acquired a dull green coating after
a couple of months. Explain the reason.
92. Arun prepared a blue coloured solution of copper sulphate in beaker A and placed an iron
nail in it. Mahesh prepared a yellowish green solution of ferrous sulphate in beaker B and
placed a copper wire in it. What changes will they observe in the two beakers after an
hour?