1. Generally metals react with acids to give salt and hydrogen gas. Which of the following acids does not give hydrogen gas on reacting with metals (except Mn and Mg) ?

HNO3

HCl

H2SO4

All of these

Answer: HNO3

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2. Which one of the following four metals would be displaced from the solution of its salts by other three metals ?

Cu

Zn

Mg

Ag

Answer: Ag

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3. 2 ML each of concentrated HCl, HNO3 and a mixture of concentrated HCl and concentrated HNO3 in the ratio of 3 : 1 were taken in test tubes labelled as A, B and C. A small piece of metal was put in each test tube. No change occurred in test tubes A and B but the metal got dissolved in test tube C respectively. The metal could be ?

Ag

Cu

Au

Al

Answer: Au

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4. The electronic configurations of three elements X, Y and Z are X —2, 8; Y — 2, 8, 7 and Z — 2, 8, 2. Which of the following is correct ?

Z is a non-metal

X is a metal

Y is a non-metal and Z is a metal

Y is a metal

Answer: Y is a non-metal and Z is a metal

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5. Reaction between X and Y, forms compound Z. X loses electron and Y gains electron. Which of the following properties is not shown by Z ?

Occurs as solid

Conducts electricity in molten state

Has high melting point

Has low melting point

Answer: Has low melting point

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6. Which of the following are not ionic compounds (i) KCl (ii) HCl (iii) CCl4 (iv) NaCl ?

(i) and (iii)

(iii) and (iv)

(ii) and (iii)

(i) and (ii)

Answer: (ii) and (iii)

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7. Which of the following is a solid at STP ?

bromine

fluorine

iodine

chlorine

Answer: iodine

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8. Ordinary glass is a mixture of ?

sodium silicate and silica

sodium silicate, calcium silicate and silica

sodium silicate, calcium silicate

none of the above

Answer: sodium silicate, calcium silicate

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9. The most reactive metal of the following is ?

magnesium

sodium

zinc

iron

Answer: sodium

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10. Metalloids share the properties of ?

Non-metals

Metals

Both

None of these

Answer: Both

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