The non-metal which conducts electricity,
Sulphur
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Iodine
Silicon
In the blast furnace iron oxide is reduced by
Lime stone
Calcium silicate
Carbon monoxide
Carbon dioxide
The substance added to lower the fusion temperature from 2050oC to 950oC is
alumina
cryolite
Corundum
carborundum
Generally non-metals are not lustrous. Which of the following non-metals is lustrous?
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
Alloys are homogeneous mixtures of a metal with a metal or non-metal. Which among the following alloys contain non-metal as one of its constituents?
Brass
Gun metal
Amalgam
Steel
Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because
Zinc is costlier than tin
Zinc has higher melting point than tin
Zinc is more reactive than tin
Zinc is less reactive than tin
Which of the following is not true of metals?
Metals are good conductors of electricity
Metals are malleable and ductile.
Metals form non-polar covalent compounds
Metal will have 1 or 2 or 3 electrons in their valence shell
Which one of the following four metals would be displaced from the solution of its salts by other three metals?
Mg
Cu
Zn
Fe
Which is the purest form of iron?
Cast iron
Stainless steel
Wrought iron
The ability of metals to be drawn into thin sheets is known as
Ductility
Malleability
Sonorosity
Conductivity