Question 14
Differentiate between metal and non-metal on the basis of their chemical properties.

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$\begin{matrix} M e t a l & N o n - M e t a l M e t a l s a r e e l e c t r o p o s i t i v e, r e a d i l y l o s e v a l e n c e e l e c t r o n s & N o n - m e t a l s a r e e l e c t r o n e g a t i v e, r e a d i l y a c c e p t e l e c t r o n s O x i d e s o f m e t a l s a r e b a s i c i n n a t u r e & O x i d e s o f n o n - m e t a l s a r e a c i d i c i n n a t u r e M e t a l s d i s p l a c e h y d r o g e n f r o m d i l u t e a c i d s & T h e y c a n^{'} t r e p l a c e h y d r o g e n f r o m d i l u t e a c i d s M e t a l s u s u a l l y f o r m e l e c t r o v a l e n t o r i o n i c c o m p o u n d s & N o n - m e t a l s u s u a l l y f o r m c o v a l e n t c o m p o u n d s T h e y r e a c t w i t h w a t e r t o f o r m o x i d e s a n d h y d r o x i d e s . S o m e m e t a l s r e a c t w i t h c o l d w a t e r, s o m e w i t h h o t w a t e r, a n d s o m e w i t h s t e a m, d e p e n d i n g o n t h e i r r e a c t i v i t y & T h e y d o n o t r e a c t w i t h w a t e r \end{matrix}$

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Question 14 Differentiate between metal and non-metal on the basis of their chemical properties.

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Differentiate between metal and non-metal on the basis of their chemical properties.