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Non-metals react vigorously with water to form hydroxides.

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Important Questions on Metallurgy

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Chlorine reacts with dilute hydrobromic acid to form _____ and bromine.
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Generally metallic oxides are basic and non-metallic oxides are acidic in nature. Solution of which of the following oxides in water will change the colour of blue litmus to red?
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The element which can form an acidic oxide should be the one whose atomic number is:
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Non-metals that react with water are _____.
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Generally non-metallic oxides are by nature
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The element Z burns in air to form an oxide. The aqueous solution of this oxide turns blue litmus to red. The element Z is most likely to be.
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What product will be formed when carbon, a non-metal reacts with dilute acid like HBr?
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The oxides of non-metals are generally _____ (acidic/basic) in properties.
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Which of the following non-metals reacts and catches fire on exposure to air?
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Which of the following is acidic in nature?
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Which of the following does not react readily with water but reacts only in the oxide form?
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Observe the following reaction carefully and answer the question:

NH3+HClNH4Cl

What is the salt and acid in the above reaction?
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The element that react with water to form hypochlorous acid and hydrochloric acid is _____.
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Oxides of _____ are acidic in nature.
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Which of the following elements will produce an oxide that will dissolve in water to form an acid?
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Fill in the blanks with the correct option from the box.
Phosphorous is a very _____ non-metal.
Reactive Kerosene Sonorous Mercury Hydrogen
Copper Graphite NaAlO2 + H2 No displacement reaction Chromium
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General oxides of _____ are acidic in nature.
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X is the product formed when sulphur reacts with oxygen. It dissolves in water to produce Y. Choose the correct option for X and Y.

  X Y

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SO2 Acidic
(b) SO3 Neutral
(c) SO2 Basic
(d) SO3 Basic