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Class 10 Science: Metals and Non-metals Worksheet (with Answers)

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  1. 1. Which property allows metals to be drawn into wires?
    • (a) sonority
    • (b) lustre
    • (c) malleability
    • (d) ductility
  2. 2. The only metal that is liquid at room temperature is:
    • (a) sodium
    • (b) zinc
    • (c) mercury
    • (d) iron
  3. 3. Which non-metal is a good conductor of electricity?
    • (a) sulphur
    • (b) graphite
    • (c) iodine
    • (d) phosphorus
  4. 4. Metals react with dilute acids to release:
    • (a) hydrogen
    • (b) oxygen
    • (c) carbon dioxide
    • (d) chlorine
  5. 5. Why are metals sonorous?
  6. 6. Name two metals that are found in a free state in nature.
  7. 7. Explain how the reactivity series helps in displacement reactions, with an example.
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  1. 1. (d) ductility — Ductility is the ability to be drawn into wires.
  2. 2. (c) mercury — Mercury is a liquid metal at room temperature.
  3. 3. (b) graphite — Graphite (a form of carbon) conducts electricity.
  4. 4. (a) hydrogen — Metal + dilute acid → salt + hydrogen gas.
  5. 5. They produce a ringing sound when struck, which is why they are used in bells and wires.
  6. 6. Gold and silver (and platinum) — they are unreactive.
  7. 7. A metal higher in the reactivity series can displace a metal lower than it from the latter's salt solution. For example, iron (higher) displaces copper (lower): Fe + CuSO₄ → FeSO₄ + Cu. A less reactive metal cannot displace a more reactive one.
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