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Metals and Non-metals Questions and Answers

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Objective questions and answers on Metals and Non-metals:

Question: Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Metals do not possess lusture
(b) Mercury is not sensitive to healing changes
(c) Metalloids possess characteristics of both metals and non-metals
(d) Most of the elements known are non-metals

Ans. (c)

Question: Which metal can be cut by a knife?
(a) Silver
(b) Sodium
(c) Zinc
(d) Aluminum

Ans. (b)

Question: The non-metal form that can conduct electricity is:
(a) Coal
(b) graphite
(c) diamond
(d) none

Ans. (b)

Question: Which one of the following metals is found in a liquid state at room temperature?
(a) Potassium
(b) Sodium
(c) Mercury
(d) Aluminum

Ans. (c)

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Question: The property of metals due to which they can be drawn into wires is called _____.
(a) Conductivity
(b) Malleability
(c) Ductility
(d) Density

Ans. (c)

Question: Metals generally form
(a) Basic oxides
(b) Acidic oxides
(c) Neutral oxides
(d) Both basic and acidic oxides

Ans. (a)

Question: Which of the following metals has low tensile strength?
(a) Sodium
(b) Mercury
(c) zinc
(d) Both (b) and (C)

Ans. (d)

Question: Why is it that we never find bells made up of wood?
(a) Wooden bells are expensive
(b) Wood is not sonorous
(c) Wood is ductile
(d) None of these

Ans. (b)

Question: Which of the following is the hardest metal?
(a) Gold
(b) Iron
(c) Platinum
(d) Tungsten

Ans. (d)

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Question: Metal rich mineral found in nature is ________.
(a) Cinnabar
(b) Galena
(c) Lead
(d) Ore

Ans. (d)

Question: The percentage of gold present in 20 carat gold is –
(a) 83.33
(b) 100
(c) 50
(d) 73.3

Ans. (a)

Question: Which of the following is a non-metal?
(a) Gallium
(b) Indium
(c) Boron
(d) Aluminum

Ans. (c)

Question: The most abundant element on the earth is ________.
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Silicon
(d) Carbon

Ans. (b)

Question: Which is the most reactive metal?
(a) potassium
(b) gold
(c) zinc
(d) copper

Ans. (d)

Question: Metals are __
(a) Malleable and ductile
(b) Non-malleable and ductile
(c) Brittle and ductile
(d) Non-malleable aid non-ductile

Ans. (a)

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Question: The most abundant metal in earth’s crust is:
(a) oxygen
(b) aluminum
(c) gold
(d) plutonium

Ans. (b)

Question: Which of these is the hardest?
(a) Lead
(b) Diamond
(c) Gold
(d) Iron

Ans. (b)

Question: The non-metal which exists in a liquid state at room temperature is:
(a) diamond
(b) graphite
(c) carbon
(d) bromine

Ans. (d)

Question: Which metal is stored in kerosene oil?
(a) Sodium
(b) Zinc
(c) Iron
(d) Magnesium

Ans. (d)

Question: Zirconium metal is used in making bullet proof alloy of ______.
(a) Copper
(b) Steel
(c) Tin
(d) None

Ans. (b)

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Question: Which of the following non-metals is found in the liquid state at room temperature?
(a) Sulfur
(b) Carbon
(c) Iodine
(d) Both (a) and (c)

Ans. (b)

Question: The chip packets are filled with an inactive gas, which prevents the spoilage of chips. The gas is…..
(a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Sulfur

Ans. (c)

Question: Which of the following scientists classified elements into metals and non-metals?
(a) Lavoisor
(b) Rutherford
(c) Humphry Davy
(d) J.J. Priestly

Ans. (a)

Question: Chromium & Nickel metals are used for
(a) Stainless steel
(b) Electroplating
(c) Galvanization
(d) None

Ans. (b)

Question: Which is a good conductor of electricity?
(a) graphite
(b) diamond
(c) phosphorus
(d) carborundum

Ans. (a)

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Question: The natural materials in which the metals or their compounds are found in the earth’s crust are called:
(a) ores
(b) Sulfides
(c) minerals
(d) Carbonates

Ans. (c)

Question: Which of the following metals is found free in nature?
(a) Fe
(b) Co
(c) Ni
(d) Pt

Ans. (d)

Question: The metal that occurs in a free state in the earth’s crust is:
(a) gold
(b) silver
(c) platinum
(d) all the above

Ans. (d)

Question: The metal which is stored in kerosene:
(a) sodium
(b) calcium
(c) magnesium
(d) zinc

Ans. (a)

Question: Iodine is used as an antiseptic in the form of ______ solution.
(a) Aqueous
(b) Alcoholic
(c) Homogeneous
(d) None

Ans. (b)

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Question: Which of the following metals has the highest melting point?
(a) Platinum
(b) Tungsten
(c) Paladium
(d) Gold

Ans. (b)

Question: Metal which occurs in the free state as well as in the combined state is ____.
(a) Copper
(b) Silver
(c) Gold
(d) Platinium

Ans. (b)

Question: A metal and non-metal element are likely to combine to form ____ bond.
(a) covalent
(b) ionic
(c) dative
(d) polar covalent

Ans. (b)

Question: The second most abundant nonmetal in earth’s crust is:
(a) phosphorus
(b) sulfur
(c) silicon
(d) oxygen

Ans. (c)

Question: Metal which is used to make jewelry :
(a) iron
(b) silver
(c) gold
(d) both (b) and (c)

Ans. (d)

Question: Ornaments are usually made up of ______ gold.
(a) 24 carats
(b) 22 carats
(c) 28 carats
(d) None

Ans. (b)

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Question: Edible common salt contains
(a) Bromine
(b) Fluorine
(c) Iodine
(b) Sulfur

Ans. (c)

Question: Aluminum is a good conductor of heat, so it is used in the preparation of
(a) Duralumin
(b) Paint
(c) Electric wire
(d) All the above

Ans. (c)

Question: Common brass is an alloy of
(a) Cu and Tin
(b) Tin and Zinc
(c) Copper and zinc
(d) Bronze and lead

Ans. (c)

Question: The non-metal which is liquid at room temperature is:
(a) chlorine
(b) bromine
(c) iodine
(d) carbon

Ans. (b)

Question: Plastic bags (carry bags) are made from polythene which are ______
(a) Semi-conductors
(b) Conductors
(c) Polymers
(d) Semi-solids

Ans. (c)

Question: Metals are good conductors of electricity, because
(a) They are malleable.
(b) They are ductile.
(c) They have free electrons in their outermost shell.
(d) They show elasticity and plasticity.

Ans. (c)

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Question: Identify the metalloid from the following:
(a) arsenic
(b) antimony
(c) germanium
(d) All

Ans. (d)

Question: Which is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust?
(a) Iron
(b) Silver
(c) Aluminum
(d) Copper

Ans. (c)

Question: The gas used in the welding and cutting of metals is
(a) ethane
(b) methene
(c) acetylene
(d) butene

Ans. (c)

Question: Which metal melts in the palm
(a) Potassium
(b) Sodium
(c) Magnesium
(d) Aluminum

Ans. (b)

Question: Which one of the following non-metals is a good conductor of electricity?
(a) Sulfur
(b) Graphite
(c) Phosphorus
(d) Coal

Ans. (b)

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Question: The most malleable metal is —
(a) Silver
(b) Gold
(c) Aluminum
(d) Sodium

Ans. (b)

Question: Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals ?
(a) Lead
(b) Tin
(c) Zinc
(d) Mercury

Answer. (d)

Question: The metals involved in nitrogenase are
(a) Fe and Mg
(b) Mo and K
(c) Mo and Fe
(d) Fe and K

Ans. (c)

Question: Which of the following is the lightest metal ?
(a) Mercury
(b) Silver
(c) Lithium
(d) Lead

Ans. (c)

Question: The lightest known metal is-
(a) Cobalt
(b) Lithium
(c) Boron
(d) Argon

Ans. (b)

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Question: Which form of phosphorus is used in safety metals?
(a) Red Phosphorus
(b) White Phosphorus
(c) Yellow Phosphorus
(d) Black Phosphorous

Ans. (a)

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