Metals and Non-metals

Which of the following elements is a metal?
1. Nitrogen
2. Oxygen
3. Sodium
4. Sulphur
Which of the following is a non-metal?
1. Sodium
2. Magnesium
3. Calcium
4. Phosphorus
Which of the following metals is the most reactive metal among the following?
1. Lead
2. Iron
3. Copper
4. Mercury
When cinnabar (an ore of mercury) is heated in the presence of oxygen, the gas evolved is:
1. O₂
2. SO₂
3. SO₃
4. CO₂
An alloy is a mixture of:
1. metals
2. Metals & non-metls
3. Non-metals
4. Both [a] and [b]
The unwanted materials or impurities present in the ores are called
1. Mineral
2. Alloy
3. Gangue
4. Corrosion
Rusting of iron can be prevented by:
1. Painting
2. Galvanisation
3. Greasing
4. All of above
Which of the following is an alloy of mercury?
1. Brass
2. Solder
3. Amalgam
4. Chinnabar
Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
1. Potassium reacts with oxygen to form basic oxide.
2. Copper reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to form copper chloride and hydrogen gas.
3. Magnesium nitrate is formed when magnesium reacts with dilute nitric acid.
4. All the above
Few metals are given below. Zn, Sn, Ag, Na, Ca Arrange the above given metals from least reactive to most reactive.
1. Sn<Na<Zn<Ca<Ag
2. Ag<Zn<Sn<Na<Ca
3. Ag<Sn<Zn<Ca<Na
4. Zn<Sn<Ag<Ca<Na
In the given chemical reaction, which metal is more reactive?
FeSO₄+Zn→ZnSO₄+Fe
1. Fe
2. Zn
3. O₂
4. None
Which one of the following metals is more reactive than hydrogen?
1. Ag
2. Au
3. Pb
4. Hg
In which one of the following displacement reaction does not occur?
1. Copper metal with silver nitrate solution.
2. Copper metal with sodium chloride solution.
3. Silver metal with iron sulphate solution.
4. Both [b] and [c]
Which one of the following statements is correct?
1. All metals are electropositive in nature.
2. Metals are good reducing agents.
3. All alkali metals can be cut by a knife.
4. All the above
Phosphorus tri-chloride is:
1. Ionic chloride
2. Covalent chloride
3. Metallic chloride
4. None
Which one among the following is an amphoteric oxide?
1. Al₂O₃
2. P₂O₅
3. N₂O
4. Fe₂O₃
Which one of the following metals exists in liquid state at room temperature
1. Ag
2. Cr
3. Hg
4. Br
An element M forms an oxideM₂O. An aqueous solution of M₂O 0 turns n litmus paper blue. The nature of the oxide M₂O is:
1. Neutral oxide
2. Acidic oxide
3. Basic oxide
4. None
Which one of the following is the best electrical conductor?
1. Copper
2. Silver
3. Aluminium
4. Xenon
Which pair of compounds are not ionic?
1. KCl and HCl
2. CCl₄ and CH₄
3. CCl₄ and NaCl
4. KCl and CCl₄

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