Class - 10th Science

Chapter - 3 Assignment
METALS AND NON METALS
1. Give one most suitable word for the following statements:
(a) Metal oxides which show basic as well as acidic behaviour.
(b) Iodine, a shining non-metal.
2. Write the chemical equation for the reaction taking place when steam is passed over hot
Aluminium?
3. Give reason why: Electric wires are coated with plastic.
4. Give composition of the alloy: brass and bronze.
5. Name one metal and one non-metal in liquid state at room temperature.
6. Name two metals which react with dilute HNO3 to evolve H2 gas.
7. Name any one metal which reacts neither with cold water nor with hot water but reacts with
heated steam to produce hydrogen gas.
8. A green layer is gradually formed on copper plate when left exposed to air for a week in a
bathroom. What could this green substance be?
9. Why do ionic compounds have high melting point?
10. Define metallurgy.
11. Why do ionic compounds conduct electricity in molten state and not in solid state?
12. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction: Aluminium when heated in air. Write the
name of the product formed.
13. A non-metal X exists in two different forms V and Z. Y is the hardest known natural substance,
whereas Z is a good conductor of electricity. Identify X, Y and Z.
14. Why does calcium float in water?
15. Which gas is liberated when a metal reacts with an acid? How will you test this gas?
16. An element ‘A’ form two oxides AO and AO2. The oxide AO is neutral whereas the oxide AO2 is
acidic in nature. Would you call element ‘A’ a metal or a non-metal?
17. Why do silver ornaments lose their shine when kept in open air for sometime?
18. Name two metals which are found in nature in free state.
19. Why do we use gold and platinum metals in jewellery?
20. Which property makes solder alloy suitable for welding electric wires?

21. Which of the following listed metals can displace zinc from its salt solution? Give reason for
your answer with a chemical equation: Copper , Lead , Magnesium , Silver
22. The reaction of metal X with 𝑭𝒆𝟐 𝑶𝟑 is highly exothermic and is used to join railway tracks.
Identify metal X. Write the chemical equation for the reaction.
23. (a) In electrolytic refining of impure copper metal, what are used as cathode and anode?
(b) Show the formation of MgCl2 from magnesium and chlorine atoms.
24. Write one example of each of
(a) a metal which is so soft, that it can be cut with a knife and a non-metal which is the hardest
known substance.
(b) a metal and a non-metal which exist as liquid at room temperature.
25. A copper plate was dipped into a solution of silver nitrate. After sometime a black layer was
observed on the surface of copper plate. State the reason for it and write chemical equation for
the reaction involved.
26. Give reason:
a. Carbonate and sulphide ores are usually converted into oxides during the process of
extraction of metals.
b. Ionic compounds generally have high melting point.
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 c. Hydrogen is not a metal but has been assigned a place in the reactivity services of metals.
d. The galvanised iron article is protected against rusting even if the zinc layer is broken.
27. Give reason for the following:
(a) School bells are made up of metals.
(b) Electrical wires are made up of copper.
28. Give reasons for the following:
(a) Platinum, gold and silver are used for making jewellery.
(b) Sodium, potassium and lithium are stored under kerosene oil.
(c) Aluminium is highly reactive metal but still used for making cooking utensils.
(d) Carbonate and sulphide ores are usually converted into oxides during the process of
extraction.
29. What happens to potassium and sodium if they are kept in open? Why are they immersed in
kerosene oil?
30. Why hydrogen gas is not evolved when a metal reacts with nitric acid?
31. Why is iron galvanised with zinc? Can it be galvanised with copper? If not, why?
32. Differentiate between roasting and calcination giving examples.
33. Name the ore of mercury. How mercury is extracted from its ore?
34. How is copper obtained from Cu2S? Give reactions.
35. Explain, why calcium metal after reacting with water starts floating on its surface. Write the
chemical equation for the reaction.
36. When a metal X is reacted with cold water, it gives a basic compound Y with molecular formula
XOH (Molecular mass 40) and liberates a gas Z which easily catches fire. Identify X, Y, Z.
37. Name the following:
(a) A metal which is preserved in kerosene.
(b) A lustrous coloured non-metal.
(c) A metal which melts when kept on palm.
(d) A metal which is a poor conductor of heat.
38. You must have seen tarnished copper vessels being cleaned with lemon or tamarind juice.
Explain why these sour substances are effective in cleaning the vessels.
39. Name two metals which can be used to reduce metal oxides to metals.
40. A substance X which is an oxide of metal is intensively used in cement industry. The element is
present in our bones also. On treatment with water, it forms a solution which turns red litmus
blue. Identify X and also write the chemical reactions involved.
41. Zinc does not evolve hydrogen gas on reacting with HNO3. Why?
42. Write the electron dot structure for sodium and chlorine atoms. How do these atoms form a
chemical bond? Name the type of bond so formed. Why does a compound so formed have high
melting point?
43. (a) Write the steps involved in the extraction of pure metals in the middle of the activity series
from their carbonate ores.
(b) How is copper extracted from its sulphide ore? Explain the various steps supported by
chemical equations. Draw a labelled diagram for the electrolytic refining of copper
44. Give reasons only:
(a) We can store copper sulphate solution in a silver vessel but not silver nitrate solution in
copper vessel.
(b) The reaction of zinc with dilute HNO3 does not produce H2 gas.
(c) Food cans are coated with tin rather than zinc
45. What is cinnabar? How is metal extracted from cinnabar? Explain briefly.
46. (a) Write the electron dot structure of Potassium (19) and Chlorine (17).
(b) Show the formation of KCl by transfer of electrons.
(c) Name the ions present in the compound, KCl.
47. (a) Write the electron-dot structure of calcium and sulphur.
(b)Show the formation of CaS by transfer of electrons.
(c)Name the ions present in the compound, CaS. Atomic number of Ca = 20, S = 16.
48. Write chemical equations for the reactions taking place when:
(a) Iron reacts with steam.
(b) Magnesium (Mg) reacts with dilute HCl.
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 (c) Copper is heated in air.
49. Suggest a method of reduction for the following metals during metallurgical processes:
(a) Metal A which is one of the last, second or at the third position in the reactivity series.
(b) Metal B which gives vigorous reaction even with water and air.
(c) Metal C which is kept in the middle of the activity series.
50. (a)Write electron dot diagrams of chlorine (At. No.17) and calcium (At. No. 20). Show the
formation of calcium chloride by transfer of electrons.
(b) Identify the nature of the above compound and explain three physical properties of such
a compound.
51. A metal (E) is stored under kerosene oil. When a small piece of it is left open in air, it catches fire.
When the product formed is dissolved in water, it turns red litmus blue.
(a) Name the metal (E).
(b) Write the chemical equation for the reaction when it is exposed to air and when the product
is dissolved in water.
(c) Explain the process by which metal is obtained from its molten chloride.
52. What changes in the colour of iron nails and copper sulphate solution do you observe after
keeping the iron nails dipped in copper sulphate solution for about 30 minutes ?
53. A copper coin is kept immersed in a solution of silver nitrate for some time. What will happen to
the coin and the colour of the solution ?
54. What will happen if a strip of zinc is immersed in a solution of copper sulphate ?
55. How would you show that silver is chemically less reactive than copper ?
56. (a)What is the nature of the oxide SO2 ? What happens when it is dissolved in water ? Write the
chemical equation of the reaction involved.
(b)What is the nature of the oxide Na2O ? What happens when it is dissolved in water ? Write the
chemical equation of the reaction involved.
57. A zinc plate was kept in a glass container having CuSO4 .On examining it was found that the
blue colour of the solution is getting lighter and lighter. After few days, when the zinc plate
was taken out of the solution, a number of small holes were noticed in it. State the reason and
give chemical equation of the reaction involved.
58. (a) Explain why, a salt which does not conduct electricity in the solid state becomes a good
conductor in molten state.
(b) Why are the metals like Na, K, Ca and Mg never found in their free state in nature ?
59. 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.
60. In column Ist are given different methods of extraction. Name the method used for the extraction of
metals given in column IInd:-
COLUMN – Ist COLUMN - IInd
(i) Reduction with carbon
(ii) Electrolysis reduction Al , Zn , Na , Fe , Mn , Pb
(iii) Reduction with aluminium

61. How is copper extracted from its sulphide ore? Explain the various steps supported by chemical equations.
Draw labeled diagram for the electrolytic refining of copper.
62. What is reactivity series? How does the reactivity series of metals help in predicting the relative
activities of various metals?
63. Give reasons:-
a) Platinum , gold and silver are used to make jewellery.
b) Sodium , potassium and lithium are stored in oil.
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 c) Aluminium is a highly reactive metal , yet it is used to make utensils for cooking.
d) Carbonate and sulphide ores are usually converted into oxides during the process of
extraction.
e) Copper is used to make hot water tanks and not steel ( an alloy of iron ).
f) Sodium metal is kept under kerosene.
g) Copper does not liberate hydrogen when treated with dil. Sulphuric acid.
h) Silver cannot displace copper from copper sulphate solution.
i) Hydrogen is not a metal , even then it is placed in the reactivity series.
j) Electric wires have a coating of PVC.
k) Most metals conduct electricity well.
l) The reaction of iron ( III) oxide ( 𝑭𝒆𝟐 𝑶𝟑 ) with heated aluminium is used to join
cracked machine parts.
m) Sodium chloride is an ionic compound which does not conduct electricity in solid
state whereas it does conduct electricity in molten state as well as in aqueous
solution.
n) Reactivity of aluminium decrease if it is dipped in nitric acid.
o) Metals like calcium and magnesium are never found in their free state in nature.
64. Write equations for the reactions of :
a) Iron with steam.
b) Calcium with water.
c) Magnesium with hot water.
d) Cinnabar is heated in the presence of air.
e) Manganese dioxide is heated with aluminium powder.
65. What is thermite welding? Give chemical equation for it and its uses.
66. Why magnesium floats on the surface of hot water?
67. When a metal ‘X’ is treated with cold water, it gives a basic salt ‘Y’ with molecular formula
XOH and liberates a gas Z which easily catches fire. Identify ‘X’ , ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ and also write the
reaction involved.
68. 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 , C & give reactions involved.
69. When gallium and caesium keep on your palm start melt. Why ?

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