Question

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.

Answer 1

(a) Iodine is a lustrous non-metal.
(b) Bromine is a non-metal which exists as a liquid at room temperature.
(c) Graphite is the allotropic form of carbon and it is a good conductor of electricity.
(d) Carbon is a non-metal which is known to form the largest number of compounds.
(e) Phosphorus is a non-metal other than carbon which shows allotropy.
(f) Oxygen is a non-metal which is required for combustion.