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Questions Related to occurrence of metals and non metals

Gallium and mercury are

  1. Liquid non metals

  2. Solid metals

  3. Liquid metals

  4. Solid mettaloids


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Metals exists as solids at room temperature but Gallium and mercury are  liquid metals.
They Exists as liquids at room temparature.
Hence option C is correct.

Which of the following is liquid non metal?

  1. Bromine

  2. Sulfur

  3. Aluminum

  4. Carbon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Non metals are generally solids and gases. They do not exist as liquids except Bromine. Bromine is liquid. Hence, option A is correct.

The density of non metals is _____ when compared with metals.

  1. High

  2. Same

  3. Low

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The density of non metals isl ow when compared with  metals as metals are solids and non metals are liquids and gases(Generally solids are more denser than liquids and gases).
Hence option C is correct.

The density of metals is ________ when compared with non metals.

  1. high

  2. low

  3. same

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The density of  metals are high when compared with  non metals as metals are solids and non metals are liquids and gases(Generally solids are more denser than liquids and gases).
Hence option A is correct.

Metals are solid at room temperature except

  1. Mercury

  2. Gallium

  3. both a and b

  4. Sodium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Metals are solid at room temperature except Mercury  and Gallium. These are liquids at room temparature.
Hence option C is correct.

Non metals exist in:

  1. solid

  2. liquid

  3. gas

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Non-metals are generally solids and gases. They do not exist as liquids except Bromine. Bromine is a liquid non-metal.


Hence option D  is correct.

Iodine is :

  1. Lustrous non-metal

  2. Sonorous non-metal

  3. Lustrous metal

  4. Malleable metal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Generally Non metals are not lustrous(not shiny). But Iodine is the only non metal which is lustrous. Iodine is shiny. Hence, option A is correct.

Non metal oxides are:

  1. Acidic in nature

  2. Amphoteric in nature

  3. Basic in nature

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Metal oxides are basic in nature whereas non-metal oxides are acidic in nature.


Non-metal oxides are called acidic oxides because when a non-metal reacts with oxygen, it gives an oxide which on dissolution with water gives an acid.

 Hence, option A is correct.

Which of the following are not the characteristic property of non-metal?

  1. Sonorous

  2. Not malleable

  3. Not ductile

  4. Not lustrous


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Non-metals are not sonorous as they do not produce sound when they are beaten. 


 Hence, option A is correct.

Non-metal oxides when react with water forms:

  1. bases

  2. acids

  3. neutral compounds

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Metal oxides forms bases and non metal oxides forms acids when they react with water. Metal oxides when they reacted with water it produces bases. Hence, option A is correct.