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Non-metals react with hydrogen to form  .

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Important Questions on Metals and Non-Metals

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Why the bond in sodium chloride cannot be expressed as Na-Cl?
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Why do ionic compounds have high melting points?
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What type of chemical bond is present in CaO?
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Draw the electronic dot structure of the following-

  • H2S
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Why does distilled water not conduct electricity, whereas rain water does? 

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By giving example of an Ionic compound show that its ions do not obey the octet rule. 
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The major products of the following reaction are
ZnSs+O2gheat 
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Mention the general properties of ionic compounds and clarify that why do ionic compounds have high melting points.
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Show the formation of MgO by the transfer of electrons. 

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Give reasons.

(ii) Ionic compounds have high melting points.

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Draw the electronic dot structure of the following-

  • NH3
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What are covalent compounds? Write any three features and give two examples. 
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Draw the electronic dot structure of the following-

  • F2
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Show that F forms ionic bond with Na but it forms covalent bond with H. (The atomic numbers of H, F and Na are 1, 9, and 11 respectively).
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Explain any two properties of ionic compounds.
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Answer the following:

MgCl2 does not conduct electricity in the solid state. Give reasons.

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What do you understand by a lone pair of electrons?
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Write the favourable factors for the formation of ionic bond.
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One of the following compounds is not ionic in nature. This compound is:
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Write the electron-dot structures for the following molecules:

(a) NaCl

(b) Cl2