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Multiple choice chemistry chemistry of non-metals physical properties of non-metals uses of metals and non metals physical properties of metals and non-metals

A needle and a knife belong to the same group because:

  1. they are transparent

  2. they are hard and magnetic

  3. they float on water

  4. they are poor conductors of heat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

As we know that a needle and a knife both are made up of metals. 

Metals are not transparent, their density is higher than water so they sink easily in water and metals are a good conductor of heat and electricity.
But metals are hard (except some exception like $Hg,\ Na$ etc) and they are magnetic.

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Metals can be beaten into thin sheets. This property is called:

  1. ductility

  2. elasticity

  3. volatility

  4. malleability
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Malleability is a substance's ability to deform under pressure ( compressive stress). If malleable, a material may be flattened into thin sheets by hammering or rolling. Malleable materials can be flattened into metal leaf. Many metals with high malleability also have high ductility.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry of non-metals physical properties of non-metals uses of metals and non metals physical properties of metals and non-metals

Metals can be drawn into thin wires, this property is called:

  1. ductility

  2. elasticity

  3. volatility

  4. malleability
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

$Ductility$ is when a solid material stretches under tensile stress. If a material is ductile it can be stretched into a wire. 


When a mechanical force is applied to a material its shape changes for a certain period of time after removing the external force it regains it shape and structure, this property of a material is called $elasticity$. Elasticity of a material is measured by Young's modulus of elasticity.


In chemistry, $volatility$ is a material quality which describes how readily a substance vaporizes. At a given temperature and pressure, a substance with high volatility is more likely to exist as a vapor, while a substance with low volatility is more likely to be a liquid or solid.

$Malleability$, a similar property, is a material's ability to deform under pressure (compressive stress). If malleable, a material may be flattened by hammering or rolling and turn into thin sheets.

Option $(A)$ is correct.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry of non-metals physical properties of non-metals uses of metals and non metals physical properties of metals and non-metals

Silver jewellary turns black on long exposure to air. This is due to the formation of:

  1. $Ag _2O$
  2. $Ag _3N$
  3. $Ag _2O+Ag _3N$
  4. $Ag _2S$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Silver is stable in pure water and air but tarnishes when it is exposed to air or water containing hydrogen sulfide, the latter forming a black layer of silver sulfide which can be cleaned off with dilute $HCl$.

$2Ag+H _2S\rightarrow \underset {black.}{Ag _2S}+H _2$

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry of non-metals physical properties of non-metals uses of metals and non metals physical properties of metals and non-metals

Most of the metals:

  1. are hard

  2. have lustre

  3. are good conductors of electricity

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Metals have these typical physical properties:
  • Lustrous (shiny)
  • Hard
  • High density (are heavy for their size)
  • High tensile strength (resist being stretched)
  • High melting and boiling points.
  • Good conductors of heat and electricity. It can be followed that all of the above are correct
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Why are metals solid in state?

  1. The atoms are attached by weak van der waals forces

  2. They gain electrons very easily

  3. They have a high boiling point

  4. They have a high intermolecular forces
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Most metals are solids because the intermolecular forces between the atoms of metals are quite large. This reduces the interstitial space and so they acquire a definite shape. Room temperature is not enough to provide them required kinetic energy to overcome their forces of attraction or convert its state. Thus, they remain solid at room temperature.

Multiple choice chemistry chemistry of non-metals physical properties of non-metals uses of metals and non metals physical properties of metals and non-metals

Greyish white metal which is a good conductor of electricity and heat , has a boiling point of $920^\circ C$ is :

  1. aluminium.

  2. tin.

  3. iron.

  4. zinc.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Greyish white metal which is a good conductor of electricity and heat and has a boiling point of $920^\circ C$ is zinc.


Hence, the correct option is $D$.


Multiple choice chemistry chemistry of non-metals physical properties of non-metals uses of metals and non metals physical properties of metals and non-metals

A bar of zinc generates a characteristic sound when bent, similar to_________.

  1. Tin cry

  2. Water splashing

  3. Glass breaking

  4. None of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A bar of zinc generates a characteristic sound when bent, similar to tin cry. A tin cry is the characteristic sound heard when a bar of tin is bent. Variously described as a "screaming" or "crackling" sound, the effect is caused by the crystal twinning in the metal.