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Is Matter Around Us Pure
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Distinguish between metals and non-metals.

Answer

Metal

Non-Metal

1. Metals are solids at room temperature.

1. Non-metals may be a gas, a liquid or a solid at room temperature.

2. Metals have a shining metallic luster. Their shining can be intensified by polishing.

 

2. Non-metals have a dull non-metallic luster.

 

3. Metals are hard substances.

3. Non-metals have hardness of varying category.

 

4. Metals are malleable.

4. Non-metals are non-malleable.

5. Metals are ductile and can be drawn into wires

5. Non-metals are not ductile and cannot be drawn into wires.

6. Metals have high specific gravity.

 

6. Non-metals have low specific gravity.

7. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.

7. Non-metals are bad conductors of electricity, except graphite which is a good conductor of electricity.

 

8. Metals form alloys with other metals.

8. Non-metals do not form alloys with other non-metals.

Example of metal silver, sodium, iron, copper, gold, etc.

Example of non-metal Iodine, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, etc.

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Write the steps you would use for making tea. Use the words—solution, solvent, solute, dissolve, soluble, insoluble, filtrate and residue.

Pragya tested the solubility of three different substances at different temperatures and collected the data as given below (results are given in the following table, as grams of substance dissolved in 100 grams of water to form a saturated solution).

Substance Dissolved

Temperature in K

283

293

313

333

353

Potassium nitrate

21

32

62

106

107

Sodium chloride

36

36

36

37

37

Potassium chloride

35

35

40

46

54

Ammonium chloride

24

37

41

55

66


What mass of potassium nitrate would be needed to produce a saturated solution of potassium nitrate in 50 grams of water at 313 K?

Pragya makes a saturated solution of potassium chloride in water at 353 K and leaves the solution to cool at room temperature. What would she observe as the solution cools? Explain.

Substance Dissolved

Temperature in K

283

293

313

333

353

Potassium nitrate

21

32

62

106

107

Sodium chloride

36

36

36

37

37

Potassium chloride

35

35

40

46

54

Ammonium chloride

24

37

41

55

66


Find the solubility of each salt at 293 K. Which salt has the highest solubility at this temperature?

Substance Dissolved

Temperature in K

283

293

313

333

353

Potassium nitrate

21

32

62

106

107

Sodium chloride

36

36

36

37

37

Potassium chloride

35

35

40

46

54

Ammonium chloride

24

37

41

55

66


Pragya tested the solubility of three different substances at different temperatures and collected the data as given below (results are given in the following table, as grams of substance dissolved in 100 grams of water to form a saturated solution).

Substance Dissolved

Temperature in K

283

293

313

333

353

Potassium nitrate

21

32

62

106

107

Sodium chloride

36

36

36

37

37

Potassium chloride

35

35

40

46

54

Ammonium chloride

24

37

41

55

66

What is the effect of change of temperature on the solubility of a salt?

Explain the following giving examples:

Saturated solution

Explain the following giving examples:

Pure substance

Explain the following giving examples:


Colloid

Explain the following giving examples:


Suspension