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Important Questions on Metals and Non-Metals

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Which of the following metals does not react with dilute hydrochloric acid to liberate hydrogen gas?
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Which of the following pair of reactants can undergo a displacement reaction under appropriate conditions?
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Which of the following methods is used to obtain chlorine and hydrogen from sodium chloride?
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Tick the arrangement of metals FeCuZnAg in the order of decreasing reactivity.
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The nature of solution obtained by dissolving soluble metal oxide in water is:
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Small pieces of Al, Zn, Fe and Mg were placed in different test tubes and dilute HCl is added to them, rate of formation of H2 gas with different metals in decreasing order will be 
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In aqua regia the ratio of concentrated HCl to concentrated HNO3 is
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Strips of metal X were dipped into the solution of silver nitrate and zinc nitrate separately. A greyish metallic deposit was found on both strips. Metal X could be
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Which of the following oxide turns red litmus into blue?
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Which one of the following oxide is insoluble in water?
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Read the following statements.
Statement I: Sodium metal reacts violently with water to produce heat and fire.
Statement II: Potassium metal reacts violently with water to form potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.
 Select the correct answer from the option given below
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A student added few pieces of aluminium metal to two test tubes A and B containing aqueous solutions of iron sulphate and copper sulphate. In the second part of her experiment, she added iron metal to another test tubes C and D containing aqueous solutions of aluminium sulphate and copper sulphate. In which test tube or test tubes will she observe colour change ? On the basis of this experiment, state which one is the most reactive metal and why.
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Which of the following set of reactions will NOT occur?

I. MgSO4(aq) + Fe(s)  FeSO4(aq) + Mg(s)

II. CuSO4(aq) + Fe(s)  FeSO4(aq) + Cu(s) 

III. MgSO4(aq) + Cu(s)  CuSO4(aq) + Mg(s)

IV. CuSO4(aq) + Zn(s)  ZnSO4(aq) + Cu(s)

 

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Copper sulphate can be safely kept in a container made up of: 
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The metals which can form amphoteric oxides with oxygen are:

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The following observations are given for four metals:
 I. Metal H does not react with dilute HCl.
 II. Metal K reacts with warm water.
 III. Metal L does not react with water but displaces metal H from its aqueous salt solution.
 IV. Metal M reacts with cold water.
 Choose the correct decreasing order of reactivity of these metals amongst the following. 
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Choose the metalloid from the following elements:
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Which of the following set of elements is written correctly in the order of their increasing metallic character?
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Give reason:

Metals like sodium and potassium are stored under oil.

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What are amphoteric oxides? Give an example. Write balanced chemical equations to justify your answer.