50 mark question paper on Metals and Non-metals for Class 10 Science

1 mark questions

1. What are metals?
2. What are non-metals?
3. Give two examples of metals.
4. Give two examples of non-metals.
5. What is the reactivity series?
6. What is an ionic compound?
7. What is the difference between a metal and an ionic compound?
8. What are the properties of metals?
9. What are the properties of non-metals?
10. What are the uses of metals?

2 mark questions

11. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction of sodium and chlorine to form sodium chloride.
12. What is the name of the product formed when sodium and chlorine react?
13. What is the type of bond present in sodium chloride?
14. Explain why metals are good conductors of electricity.
15. Explain why non-metals are poor conductors of electricity.

3 mark questions

16. How is the reactivity series of metals determined?
17. What are the two main types of ionic compounds?
18. Explain the formation of an ionic compound using the example of sodium chloride.
19. What are the properties of ionic compounds?
20. Give two examples of the uses of ionic compounds.