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Why are metals called electropositive elements while non-metals electronegative elements?

Important Questions on Metals and Non-Metals

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What happens when a piece of sodium metal is dropped in water taken in a beaker?
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A copper coin is kept immersed in solution of silver nitrate for sometime. What will happen to the colour of the solution? Write chemical equation.
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Which allotropic form of carbon is used for making electrodes? Assign reason.
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Hydrogen gas is not evolved when most metals react with nitric acid. State reason to justify this statement.
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Why are metals not generally found in their free state?
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If a strip of aluminium with scratched surface is dipped in an aqueous solution of copper sulphate for little time, the surface of the strip becomes brownish. What is the reason for this? Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction.
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Write balanced chemical equation for the reaction taking place when zinc carbonate is calcinated.
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Write balanced chemical equation for the reaction taking place when zinc sulphide is roasted or heated in air.