CBSE-Class X

EXAM PRACTICE Science

Important Questions Metals and Non-Metals

Section A (1 mark each)

Question 1. Name a metal which is the best conductor of electricity and one which
is poor conductor of electricity.

Question 2. Why food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc?

Question 3. Name any two alloys whose electrical conductivity is less than that of
pure metals.

Question 4. Name the non-metal with luster.

Question 5. What are amphoteric oxide. Give one example.

Question 6. An aqueous solution of Al2O3 is electrolysed. Name the element

collected at anode.

Question 7. An oxide of an element was dissolved in water. The final solution

turned red litmus blue. What is the nature of oxide. Is the element
metal, non-metal or a metalloid?

Question 8. What happens when cinnabar is heated? Write the balanced chemical
equation.

Question 9. Ionic compounds have high melting point. Why?

Question 10. Name two metals which are found in nature in free state.

Section B (3 marks
(2 - 4 marks
each)
each)

Question 1. Why do magnesium and calcium float when they react with water?

Question 2. Write the chemical equations of heating of Cu and Fe.

Question 3. Write two chemical equations to show that Al2O3 is an amphoteric

oxide.
Question 4. What is galvanization? Why it is done?

Question 5. Why is hydrogen gas generally not evolved when metals react with
nitric acid. Name two metals which react with HNO3 to evolve H2 gas.

Question 6. Explain the thermit process. Write the chemical equation involved.

Question 7. Distinguish between roasting and calcination.

Question 8. Every ore is a mineral but not every mineral is an ore. Explain.

Question 9. Why can highly reactive metals not be obtained from their oxides
using coke as a reducing agent?

Question 10. What is an amalgam? Write the constituent metals of brass?

Section C (3 marks each)

Question 1. Diagrammatically show the formation of MgO.

Question 2. Ionic compounds are good conductors of electricity under specific

conditions. Name the two conditions and give reasons.

Question 3. Why are metal sulphides and carbonates converted to oxides prior to
reduction. Write the equation for the chemical reactions that take
place during (i) roasting; (ii) calcination of zinc ores.

Question 4. What is an alloy? How is it prepared? Name the alloy which is used
for welding electrical wires together.

Section D (5 marks each)

Question 1. (i) What is reactivity series of metals? Arrange the metals zinc,
magnesium, aluminium, copper and iron in a decreasing order
of reactivity.
(ii) What will you observe when you put
(a) Some zinc pieces are put into blue copper sulphate
solution.
(b) Some copper pieces are put into green ferrous sulphate
solution.
(iii) write the balanced chemical equations only.
Question 2. Give reasons:
(i) Platinum, gold and silver are used to make jewellery.
(ii) Sodium and potassium are stored under oil.
(iii) Aluminium is a highly reactive metal, still it is used to make
utensils for cooking.
(iv) Carbonate and sulphide ores are usually converted into oxides
during the process of extraction.
(v) Highly reactive metals are obtained from their ores by the
process of electrolysis and not reduction with carbon.