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Why are metals good conductors of electricity.

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Conductors**: - Conductors are materials that allow electricity to flow through them easily. They do this by providing free-moving charged particles. 2. **Role of Electrons in Metals**: - In metals, the outermost electrons (valence electrons) are not tightly bound to the nucleus. This means they can move freely within the metal structure. ...
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VK GLOBAL PUBLICATION-METALS AND NON-METALS-VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
  1. Why are metals good conductors of electricity.

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  2. Which property of graphite is utilised in making electrodes?

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  3. Which of the following metals will melt at body temperature? Gallium...

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  4. Name two metals that do not react with water at all.

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  5. What happens when calcium is treated with water? (i) It does not rea...

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  6. Generally, non-metals are not lustrous. Which of the following non-met...

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  7. What is the nature of non - metal oxide?

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  8. What is the nature of metal oxides?

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  9. Why do copper objects develop a green coating in air?

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  10. Why do silver articles become black after some time ?

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  11. Which oxide of iron could be obtained on prolonged reaction of iron wi...

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  12. Why are ionic compounds usually hard?

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  13. Why does aluminium not react with water under ordinary conditions?

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  14. In nature, metal A is found in a free state while metal B is found in ...

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  15. Arrange the following metals in decreasing order of their reactivity. ...

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  16. Why cannot aluminium be obtained by reduction of its oxide with carbon...

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  17. Why does a little addition of carbon in iron make it more useful?

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  18. Give an example of a sulphide ore which is reduced to metal by heating...

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  19. Metals are refined by using different methods. Which of the following ...

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  20. What is rust ?

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