Metals and Non-metals MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. Which of the following can be beaten into thin sheets?

1. Zinc
2. Phosphorous
3. Sulphur
4. Oxygen

2. Which of the following statements is correct?

1. All metals are ductile.
2. All non-metals are ductile.
3. Generally, metals are ductile.
4. Some non-metals are ductile.

3. Which of the following methods is suitable for preventing an iron frying pan from rusting?

1. Applying grease
2. Applying paint
3. Applying a coating of zinc
4. All of the above

4. An element reacts with oxygen to give a compound with a high melting point. This compound is also soluble in water. The element is likely to be

1. calcium
2. carbon
3. silicon
4. iron

5. Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because?

1. zinc is costlier than tin
2. zinc has a higher melting point than tin
3. zinc is more reactive than tin
4. zinc is less reactive than tin

6. Metals generally have _____ number of electrons in their valence shell.

1. 1, 2 or 3
2. 7, 8 or 9
3. 10, 11 or 12
4. 20, 30 or 40

7. Nonmetals contain ______ number of electrons in their outmost shell.

1. 1, 2 or 3
2. 8, 9 or 10
3. 10, 20 or 30
4. 5, 6 or 7

8. Non metals form

1. Cations
2. Anions
3. Anions and cation
4. Do not form ions

9. To become stable, metals

1. Lose or gain electrons
2. Neither lose or gain electrons
3. Lose electrons
4. Gain electrons

10. Metals tends to form

1. Cations
2. Anions
3. Cations and anions
4. Do not form ions

11. Antimony and arsenic belong to the category of

1. Metals
2. Metalloids
3. Nonmetals
4. Minerals

12. Noble’s gases do not react because they have _______electrons in their valence shell.

1. 3
2. 6
3. 1
4. 8

13. As we go down in the electrochemical series of metals, the reactivity

1. Decreases and then increases
2. Increases and then decreases
3. Decreases
4. Increases

14. The element present below hydrogen in electrochemical series is

1. Mg
2. Hg
3. Pb
4. Sn

15. The metal which can replace magnesium from its salt is

1. Ca
2. Al
3. Zn
4. Fe

16. The most reactive of the following metals is

1. Ca
2. Al
3. Ni
4. Pb

17. Metals can be hammered into thin sheets. This property is called

1. Density
2. Malleability
3. Ductility
4. Strength

18. Metals are malleable and ductile because

1. Metals can be shine
2. Metals produce sound
3. Layers of metal atoms can slip over each other
4. Atoms form close clusters

19. Metal which is the best conductor of electricity

1. Nickel
2. Silver
3. Gold
4. Sodium

20. The colour of iodine is

1. Violet
2. Green
3. White
4. Brown

21. The nonmetal which exhibits yellow colour is

1. Silicon
2. Phosphorous
3. Sulphur
4. Carbon

22. The non metal which is hard is

1. Sulphur
2. Chlorine
3. Graphite
4. Diamond

23. Which of the following is a property of nonmetals?

1. Low densities
2. Low melting points
3. Poor conductor of electricity
4. All the three

24. The nonmetal which is a liquid at room temperature is

1. Chlorine
2. Nitrogen
3. Bromine
4. Hydrogen

25. Metal which does not react with HCl is

1. Ag
2. Mg
3. Al
4. Fe

26. Metal which reacts vigorously with HCl to produce salt and hydrogen is

1. Na
2. Zn
3. Sn
4. Pb

27. The nonmetal capable of gaining as well as losing an electron is

1. Hg
2. Ca
3. Ag
4. H

28. The metal with which hydrogen reacts to form metal hydride is

1. Hg
2. Ca
3. Ag
4. H

29. Nonmetals combine with oxygen to produce

1. Acidic oxides
2. Basic oxide
3. Amphoteric oxide
4. None of these

30. Phosphorous combine with oxygen to form _____ types of oxides

1. Three
2. Two
3. One
4. Four

31. Nonmetals react with hydrogen to form

1. Covalent compounds
2. Ionic compounds
3. Electrovalent compounds
4. Coordinate compounds

32. Mercury is used in thermometers because

1. It does not wet the glass
2. It expands on heating
3. It is a liquid
4. All of these

33. ________ is used to make photographic films.

1. Sodium chloride
2. Silver bromide
3. Potassium iodide
4. Copper chloride

34. A crucible used in lab to heat solid at high temperature is made of

1. Sulphur
2. Silicon
3. Graphite
4. Phosphorous

35. The nonmetal used to treat rubber in the process of vulcanizations

1. Sulphur
2. Phosphorous
3. Carbon
4. Chloride

36. Due to its semiconductor properties, the nonmetal used in computers, TV, etc. is

1. Carbon
2. Silicon
3. Bromine
4. Fluorine

37. In the native state of metal, it is present

1. As a mixture with a metal
2. In free state
3. As a mixture with a nonmetal
4. As a mixture with a compound

38. Which of the following metal is present in native state?

1. Platinum
2. Iron
3. Potassium
4. Copper

39. Which of the following is called as noble metal?

1. Mercury
2. Gold
3. Lithium
4. Cesium

40. Which of the following statement is true?

1. All minerals are ores
2. All minerals are not ores
3. All ores are not minerals
4. Some ores are minerals

41. Haematite is an ore of

1. Fe
2. Zn
3. Cu
4. Al

42. Copper, which is extracted from cuprites, is a / an

1. Sulphide ore
2. Carbonate ore
3. Oxide ore
4. Halide ore

43. Which of the following is a carbonate ore of copper?

1. Cuprites
2. Pyrite
3. Copper glance
4. Malachite

44. Which of the following are the ores of zinc?

1. Calamine and zinc blend
2. Zinc blend and cerussite
3. Calomine and siderite
4. Zinc blend and carnallite

45. The metal extracted from limestone, marble and chalk is

1. Sodium
2. Calcium
3. Aluminum
4. Iron

46. A homogeneous solid solution of two or more metals is

1. Alloy
2. Allotrope
3. Isotope
4. Isobars

47. Extraction of copper is done from copper pyrite which contai small quantity of

1. Zinc
2. Iron
3. Sodium
4. Carbon

48. The alloy in which copper is a component is

1. Bronze
2. Steel
3. Solder
4. Nichrome

49. Copper and tin are components of

1. Brass
2. Invar
3. Bell metal
4. Alnico

50. The alloy which contains aluminum is

1. Nichrome
2. Type metal
3. Duralium
4. Gunmetal