Metals are substances that form naturally below the surface of the Earth. Most metals are lustrous or shiny. Metals are inorganic, which means they are made of substances that were never alive. Metal is very strong and durable and therefore is used to make many things. These are used for making automobiles, satellites, cooking utensils, etc.

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What is metal?

Important Questions on Metals and Non-Metals

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"All ores are minerals, but all minerals are not ores". Justify.

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Different methods are used for the concentration of ores.

What is the ore of aluminium?

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Name two metals which are found in nature in the free state.

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Define the term-

(i.) Ore
(ii.) Gangue

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Carbon cannot reduce the oxides of sodium, magnesium and aluminium to their respective metals. Why? Where are these metals placed in the reactivity series? How are these metals obtained from their ores? Take an example to explain the process of extraction along with chemical equations.

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Cinnabar is an ore of which metal?

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Why zinc blend can be called both mineral and ore of Zinc?

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Define the following term with example.

Mineral

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Write differences between mineral and ore with example.(any three)

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Define the following term with example.

Ore

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Write the steps involved in the extraction of pure metals in the middle of the activity series from their carbonate ores.

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How is copper extracted from its sulphide ore? Explain the various steps supported by chemical equations. Draw labelled diagram for the electrolytic refining of copper.

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Give the name and chemical formula of one ore of copper.

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Manganese metal is extracted from manganese dioxide by a reduction process by making use of:

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Which of the following is an iron ore?

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The metal which can be extracted simply by heating the cinnabar ore in air is: