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Waterofcrystallisationisthefixednumberofwatermoleculespresentinoneformula unit of a salt. ■ Salts have various uses in everyday life and in industr... |
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Equal lengths of magnesium ribbons are taken in test tubes A and B. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is added to test tube A, while acetic acid (CH COOH) is... |
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extinguisher The reaction of acids with metal hydrogencarbonates is used in the fire extinguishers which produce carbon dioxide. ■ Take 20 mL of so... |
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CHAPTER 3 MetalsandNon-metals n Class IX you have learnt about various elements. You have seen I that elements can be classified as metals or non-m... |
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of iron and strike it four or five times with a hammer. What do you observe? ■ Repeat with other metals. ■ Record the change in the shape of these ... |
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the circuit between terminals A and B as shown. ■ Does the bulb glow? What does this indicate? You must have seen that the wires that carry current... |
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but it is lustrous. (iii)form is called an allotrope. Diamond, an allotrope of carbon, is and boiling point. Graphite, another allotrope of carbon,... |
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have seen in Activity 3.8 that magnesium burns in air with a dazzling white flame. Do all metals react in the same manner? Let us check by performi... |
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→ 2NaOH(aq) K2O(s) + H 2(l) → 2KOH(aq) Metals and Non-metals 41 Reprint 2026-27 We have observed in Activity 3.9 that all metals do not react with ... |
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us to decide about the reactivity of zinc, iron, copper or lead. Let us see some more reactions to arrive at a conclusion about the order of reacti... |
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evolved is not sufficient for the hydrogen to catch fire. Ca(s) + 2H O(l) → Ca(OH) (aq) + H (g) 2 2 2 Calcium starts floating because the bubbles o... |
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dilute hydrochloric acid. Hydrogen gas is not evolved when a metal reacts with nitric acid. It is because HNO i3 a strong oxidising agent. It oxidi... |
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3.10 and 3.11? ■ Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction that has taken place. ■ Name the type of reaction. Reactive metals can displac... |
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and added to the following solution one by one. The results obtained have been tabulated ? as follows. Metal Iron(II) sulphate Copper(II) sulphate ... |
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46 Science Reprint 2026-27 Table 3.3 Electronic configurations of some elements Type of Element Atomic Number of element number electrons in shells... |
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you name the cation and anion present in MgCl ? 3.3.1 Properties of Ionic Compounds To learn about the properties of ionic compounds, let us perfor... |
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and insoluble in solvents such as kerosene, petrol, etc. (iv) Conduction of Electricity: The conduction of electricity through of an ionic compound... |
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Reprint 2026-27 K state. For example, gold, silver, platinum and copper are found in the free state. Copper and silver are also found in the combin... |
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The oxides of these metalscanbe reducedtometalsbyheatingalone.Forexample,cinnabar (HgS) is an ore of mercury. When it is heated in air, it is first... |
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Obtaining metals from their compounds is also a reduction process. Besides using carbon (coke) to reduce metal oxides to metals, sometimes displace... |
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+22e – Similarly, aluminium is obtained by the electrolytic reduction of aluminium oxide. 3.4.6 Refining of Metals The metals produced by various r... |
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and gains a green coat. This green substance is basic copper carbonate. ■ Iron when exposed to moist air for a long time acquires a coating of a br... |
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a thin layer of zinc. The galvanised article is protected against rusting even if the zinc coating is broken. Can you reason this out? Alloying is ... |
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an alloy of copper and tin (Cu and Sn), are not good conductors of electricity whereas copper is used for making electrical circuits. Solder, an al... |
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above hydrogen in the Activity series can displace hydrogen from dilute acids. ■ A more reactive metal displaces a less reactive metal from its sal... |
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