Metal and Non metals.

1. Give an example of a metal which :

(i) is a liquid at room temperature.
(ii) can be easily cut with a knife.
(iii) is the best conductor of heat.
(iv) is a poor conductor of heat.
Answer:
(i) Mercury
(ii) Sodium
(iii) Silver
(iv) Lead
2. Explain the meanings of malleable and ductile.
Answer:-Malleable : A metal that can be beaten into thin sheets on hammering is called malleable.
Ductile : A metal which can be drawn into thin wires is called ductile
3. Why is sodium kept immersed in kerosene oil ?
Answer: Sodium is highly reactive. So it is kept immersed in kerosene oil to prevent its reaction with
oxygen, moisture and carbon dioxide of air to prevent accidental fires.
4. Write equations for the reactions of
(i) iron with steam.
(ii) calcium and potassium with water.
Answer:

5. 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?
Answer Hint: colour change to displacement reaction.
6. Which gas is produced when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to a reactive metal ? Write
the chemical reaction when iron reacts with dilute H2SO4.
Answer:-Hydrogen gas is produced when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to a reactive metal.
Chemical reaction when iron reacts with dilute H2SO4 :
Fe(s) + H2SO4(aq) → FeSO4(aq) + H2(g)
7. What would you observe when zinc is added to a solution of iron (II) sulphate ? Write the
chemical reaction that takes place.

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Answer:-Zinc is more reactive than iron. Therefore, when zinc is added to a solution of iron (II)
sulphate, then the greenish colour of iron (II) sulphate solution fades gradually due to the formation
of colourless zinc sulphate solution and iron metal is deposited on zinc.
8. 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.
Answer: Hint : Al, Al2O3
9. 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.
Answer: X = Carbon, Y = Diamond, Z = Graphite
10. 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.
Answer Hint: Hg
11. 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
(b) To which Group of Periodic Table does A belong?
Answer : Hint A = Carbon, B = CO, C = CO2
12. An element A reacts with water to form a compound B which is used in white washing. The
compound B on heating forms an oxide C which on treatment with water gives back B.
Identify A, B and C and give the reactions involved.
Answer: Hint : A = Ca, B = Ca(OH)2 C = CaO
13. 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.
Answer: Hint: A = Calcium, B = Calcium hydroxide.
14. 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.
Answer Hint: Cu.
15. 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.
(a) Identify A, B, C and D
(b) To which group of periodic table does this non-metal belong?
Answer Hint : A = Nitrogen and B = NH3 , Find others
16. 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.
Answer Hint: A = Sodium (Na), B = chlorine (Cl)

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 17. An element X on reacting with O2 forms X2O. This Oxide dissolves in water and turns blue
litmus paper red. Predict the nature of element whether it is a metal or a non metal.
Answer: Hint: Na
18. An element E combines with O2 to form an oxide E2O, which is a good conductor of
electricity. i) How many electrons will be present in the outer most shell of E? ii) Write the
formula of the compound formed when it combines with Chlorine.
Answer Hint: Na
19. Saloni took a piece of burning charcoal and collected the gas evolved in a test tube. (a)
How will she find the nature of the gas ?
(b) Write down word equations of all the reactions taking place in this process.
Answer Hint: dissolve the gas in water and test with litmus paper.
20. One day Reeta went to a jeweller’s shop with her mother. Her mother gave old gold
jewellery to the goldsmith to polish. Next day when they brought the jewellery back, they
found that there was a slight loss in its weight. Can you suggest a reason for the loss in
weight?
Answer: Hint : aqua-Regia dissolves the oxides layer.
21. A brown substance X on heating in air forms a substance Y. When hydrogen gas is passed
over heated Y, it changes back into X.
i) Name the substance.
ii) Write the chemical equation.
Answer: Hint : X = Cu and Y = CuO
22. An element A which is a part of common salt and kept under kerosene reacts with another
element B of atomic number 17 to give a product C. When an aqueous solution of product
C is electrolysed then a compound D is formed and two gases are liberated.
(a) What are A and B ?
(b) Identify C and D.
(c) What will be the action of C on litmus solution ? Why ?
(d) State whether element B is a solid, liquid or gas at room temperature.
(e) Write formula of the compound formed when element B reacts with an element E
having atomic number 5.
Answer : Hint : A = Na, B =Cl and C = NaCl
23. A metal which exists as a liquid at room temperature is obtained by heating its sulphide
ore in the presence of air. (Deleted from syllabus this year)
(a) Name the metal and write its chemical symbol.
(b) Write the name and formula of the sulphide ore.
(c) Give the equations of chemical reactions involved in the production of metal from its
sulphide ore.
(d) Name a common device in which this metal is used.
(e) Can this metal displace copper from copper sulphate solution ? Why ?
Anwser Hint : Hg

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 24. No chemical reaction takes place when granules of a rusty-brown solid A are mixed with
the powder of another solid B. However, when the mixture is heated, a reaction takes
place between its components. One of the products C is a metal and settles down in the
molten state while the other product D floats over it. It was observed that the reaction is
highly exothermic.
(a) What could the solids A and B be ?
(b) What are the products C and D most likely to be ?
(c) Write the chemical equation for the reaction between A and B leading to the formation
of C and D. Mention the physical states of all the reactants and products in this equation
and indicate the heat change which takes place.
(d) What is the special name of such a reaction ? State one use of such a reaction.
(e) Name any two types of chemical reactions under which the above reaction can be
classified.
Answer: Hint : Iron oxide.
25. A metal X which is resistant to corrosion is produced by the electrolysis of its molten oxide
whereas another metal Y which is also resistant to corrosion is produced by the reduction
of its oxide with carbon. Metal X can be used in powder form in thermite welding whereas
metal Y is used in making cathodes of ordinary dry cells. (Deleted from syllabus this year)
(a) Name the metals X and Y.
(b) Which of the two metals is more reactive : X or Y ?
(c) Name one ore or metal X. Also write its chemical formula.
(d) Name one ore of metal Y. Also write its chemical formula.
(e) Name one alloy of metal X and one alloy of metal Y.
Answer Hint: X = Al and Y = Zn
26. When an object made of metal A is kept in air for a considerable time, it loses its shine and
becomes almost black due to the formation of a layer of substance B. When an object
made of another metal C is kept in damp air for a considerable time, it gets covered with a
green layer of substance D. Metal A is the best conductor of electricity whereas metal C is
the next best conductor of electricity.
(a) What is metal A ?
(b) What is metal C ?
(c) Name the substance B.
(d) Name the substance D.
(e) What type of chemical can be used to remove the green layer from metal C and clean it
? Why ?
Answer Hint: A = Al, C = Cu
27. Four metals P, Q, R and S are all obtained by the reduction of their oxides with carbon.
Metal P is used to form a thin layer over the sheets of metal S to prevent its corrosion.
Metal Q is used for electroplating tiffin boxes made of metal S whereas metal R is used in
making car batteries. Metals Q and R form an alloy called solder. What are metals P, Q, R
and S ? How have you arrived at this conclusion ? (Deleted from syllabus this year)
Hint P= Zn , Q = Al

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 28. A black metal oxide XO2 is used as a catalyst in the preparation of oxygen gas from
potassium chlorate. The oxide XO2 is also used in ordinary dry cells. The metal oxide XO2
cannot be reduced satisfactorily with carbon to form metal X.
(a) Name the metal X.
(b) Name the metal oxide XO2
(c) Which reducing agent can be used to reduce XO2 to obtain metal X ?
(d) Name another metal which can also be extracted by the reduction of its oxide with the
above reducing agent.
Answer Hint: X= Zn and ZnO2

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) [1 Mark each]

1. What is the colour of aqueous solution of CuSO4 and FeSO4 as observed in the laboratory?
(a) CuSO4 – blue; FeSO4 – light green
(b) CuSO4 – blue; FeSO4 – dark green
(c) CuSO4 – green; FeSO4 – blue
(d) CuSO4 – green; FeSO4 – colourless
Answer:
(a) Colour of CuSO4 solution is blue and FeSO4 solution is light green.
2. A student took four test tubes I, II, III and IV containing aluminium sulphate, copper
sulphate? ferrous sulphate and zinc sulphate solutions respectively. He placed an iron strip
in each of them.

In which test tube, he found a brown deposit?

(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) IV
Answer:
(b) In test tube II, because Fe is more reactive than copper but less reactive than Al arid Zn.
3. Aqueous solutions of zinc sulphate and iron sulphate were taken in test tubes I and II by
four students A, B, C and D. Metal pieces of iron and zinc were dropped in the two

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 solutions and observations made after several hours were recorded in the form of table as
given below:
Which student has given the correct report?
(a) B
(b) D
(c) A
(d) C
Answer:
(d) Student C
(i) Fe is less reactive than zinc. So,

(ii) Zn is more reactive than Fe, so it displaces iron as follows:

4. 2 mL each of cone. HCl, cone. HNO3 and a mixture of cone. HCl and cone. HNO3 in the ratio
of 3 : 1 were taken in test tubes labelled as A, B and C. A small piece of metal was put in
each test tube. No change occurred in test tubes A and B ,but the metal got dissolved in
test tube C.
(a) Al
(b) Au
(c) Cu
(d) Pt
Answer:
(b, d) A mixture of cone. HCl and cone. HNO3 in the ratio of 3 : 1 is known as aqua-regia. Gold
(Au) and platinum (Pt) dissolve only in aqua-regia as these metals are very less reactive.
5. When an aluminium strip is kept (a) Green solution of FeSO 4 slowly turns brown
(b) Green solution of FeSO4 rapidly turns brown
(c) No change in colour of FeSO4
(d) Green solution of FeSO4 slowly turns colourless
Answer:
(a) The green solution of ferrous sulphate slowly turns brown. As aluminium is more reactive
than iron, it displaces iron from ferrous sulphate solution.

6. Aluminium is used for making cooking utensils. Which of the following properties of
aluminium are responsible for the same?
(i) Good thermal conductivity
(ii) Good electrical conductivity
(iii) Ductility
(iv) High melting point
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 (a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i) and (iv)
Answer:
(d) Good thermal conductivity, malleability, light weight and high melting point are the
properties/of aluminium due to which it is used for making cooking utensils.
7. If copper is kept open in air, it slowly loses its shining brown surface and gains a green
coating. It is due to the formation of
(a) CuSO4
(b) CuCO3
(c) Cu(NO3)2
(d) CuO
Answer:
(b) Copper reacts with CO2 present in air and forms a green coating on its surface due to the
formation of basic copper carbonate [CuCO3.Cu(OH)2] as:

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