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Subject : Chemistry

Grade: 10

Topic: Metals & Non-Metals.

Answer key
I. Answer the following MCQ. 10 x 1=10 Marks.
1. Example of an amphoteric oxide is:
(a) Na2O (b) K2O (c) Al2O3 (d) MgO
2. The atomic number of an element ‘X’ is 12. Which inert gas is nearest to
X?
(a) He (b) Ar (c) Ne (d) Kr
3. 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?
(a) X is a metal (b) Y is a metal
(c) Z is a non-metal (d) Y is a non-metal and Z is a
metal.
4. Copper objects lose their shine and form green coating of
(a) Copper oxide
(b) Copper hydroxide and Copper oxide
(c) Basic Copper carbonate
(d) Copper carbonate.

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 5. What happens when a pellet of sodium is dropped in water?
(a) It catches fire and forms oxide.
(b) It absorbs heat and forms oxide.
(c) It catches fire and forms hydroxide.
(d) It absorbs heat and forms hydroxide.
6. The chemical reaction between a piece of copper and nitric acid is given
by the chemical
equations,
Cu + HNO3 → Cu(NO3)2 + H2
H2 + HNO3 → H2O + NO2
What can be inferred from the chemical equation?
(a) Copper causes the oxidation of HNO3 to form NO2.
(b) Hydrogen gas gets oxidized by HNO3 to form water.
(c) Gas reacts with oxygen in the air to form water.
(d) Nitrate reacts with hydrogen to form NO2 and H2O.
7. A student studying the chemical properties of metals finds incomplete
chemical reactions in his book, as shown:
MgO + HNO3 →
Which option completes the reaction?
(a) MgO + HNO3 → Mg3N2 + 4H2O
(b) MgO + HNO3 → Mg + NO2 + O2
(c) MgO + HNO3 → Mg(OH)2 + 2NO2
(d) MgO + 2HNO3 → Mg(NO3)2 + H2O
8. A student writes two incomplete chemical reactions-
X- P4 (S) + 5O2(g) →
Y- 2Mg(S) + O2(g) →
Which option completes the reactions to form a balanced chemical
equation?
(a) X – P5O4(s); Y – (MgO)2(s)

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 (b) X – 4PO10(s); Y – 4MgO(s)
(c) X – P4O10(s); Y – 2MgO(s)
(d) X – 5P4O2(s); Y – Mg2O2(s)
9. Aqua regia is a freshly prepared mixture of concentrated HNO3 and
concentrated HCl in the ratio of:
(a) 1:3 respectively (b) 2:3 respectively
(c) 3:1 respectively (d) 3:2 respectively
10.The Metal/non-metal which are liquid at room temperature is:

(i) Mercury (ii) Bromine (iii) Gallium (iv) Helium

(a) i, ii & iv (b) ii, iii & iv (c) i, ii & iii (d) i, iii & iv

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