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Non-metals are usually poor conductors of heat and electricity. They are non-lustrous, non-sonorous, non-malleable, and are colored.
Non-metal which is required for combustion is ______________.

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nitrogen
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chlorine
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oxygen
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sulphur
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Solution

The correct option is C oxygen
The non-metal which is required for the combustion is oxygen. In a combustion reaction, any combustible substance reacts with oxygen gas to form the product.
For example : CH4(g)+2O2(g)CO2(g)+2H2O(l)

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