Q30Multiple choice
Non metals are usually poor conductors of heat and electricity. They are non-lustrous, non-sonorous, non-malleable and are coloured.
- (a)Name a lustrous non-metal.
- (b)Name a non-metal which exists as a liquid at room temperature.
- (c)The allotropic form of a non-metal is a good conductor of electricity. Name the allotrope.
- (d)Name a non-metal which is known to form the largest number of compounds. (e) Name a non-metal other than carbon which shows allotropy. (f) Name a non-metal which is required for combustion.
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(a) Name a lustrous non-metal.
(b) Name a non-metal which exists as a liquid at room temperature.
(c) The allotropic form of a non-metal is a good conductor of electricity. Name the allotrope.
(d) Name a non-metal which is known to form the largest number of compounds. (e) Name a non-metal other than carbon which shows allotropy. (f) Name a non-metal which is required for combustion.