CBSE 10 | Chapterwise 20 PYQS- Least to the Most

SUBJECT: Chemistry
CLASS: X

CHAPTER: Metals and NON METALS

No. of PYQs:20
Sl No QUESTIONS MARK

1 Give reason why: Electric wires are coated with plastic. [CBSE 1
2015, 2014]

2 Give reasons for the following: 2

a. Platinum, gold and silver are used for making jewelry.
b. Sodium, potassium and lithium are stored under kerosene
oil.
c. Aluminum is highly reactive metal but still used for making
cooking utensils.
d. Carbonate and sulfide ores are usually converted into oxides
during the process of extraction. [CBSE 2013, 2014]

3 Why does calcium start floating when it reacts with water? Write 2
the balanced chemical equation of the reaction [CBSE
2015,2013]

4 Show the electronic transfer in formation of MgCl2 from its 2

elements. [CBSE 2016,2020]

5 Write one example of each of 1

a. a metal which is so soft, that it can be cut with a knife
b. a metal which exists as liquid at room temperature. [CBSE
2015,2020]

6 Why do silver articles turn black after some time? [CBSE 1

2013,2019]

7 How mercury is extracted from its ore? [CBSE 2013,2020] 2

8 How is copper obtained from Cu2S? Give reactions. [CBSE 2

2015,2013,]

9 Aluminum oxide and zinc oxide react with both acids and bases 2
to produce salt and water. What are these oxides called? Write

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 chemical equations in each case. [CBSE 2016,2015]

10 Copper coin is kept immersed in silver nitrate solution for 2

sometime. What change will take place in the coin and in the
color of the solution? Write a balanced chemical equation for
the reaction. [CBSE 2015,2014]

11 How can we prevent corrosion of iron? [CBSE 2016,2017] 2

12 Hydrogen gas is not evolved when most of the metals react 2

with nitric acid. [CBSE 2016,2013]

13 List three properties of compounds formed by ion 2

formations.[CBSE 2016, 2014]

14 The reaction of metal X with Fe2O3 is highly exothermic and is 2

used to join railway tracks. Identify metal X. Write the chemical
equation for the reaction. [CBSE 2016,2023,]

15 Zinc is a metal found in the middle of the activity series of 3

metals. In nature, it is found as a carbonate ore, ZnCO3.
Mention the steps carried out for its extraction from the ore
[CBSE 2023,2013]

16 Why do ionic compounds conduct electricity in molten state and 2

not in solid state?[CBSE 2014,2023]

17 List in tabular form three chemical properties on the basis of 3

which we can differentiate between a metal and a nonmetal
[CBSE 2014,2017]

18 Differentiate between roasting and calcination giving chemical 2

equations for each. [CBSE 2013,2023]

19 An alloy has a low melting point and is therefore used for 1

electrical fuse. Name the alloy and write its constituents [CBSE
2014] OR Why is solder used for making electrical fuse?
[CBSE 2020]

20 Why are copper vessels corroded with a green coating in the 2

rainy season? [CBSE 2015,2016,2019]

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