Physical Property of Non-Metal - Appearance


 
 
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Physical Property of Non Metal - Appearance

Lustre : Almost all non- metals have a dull surface. As most of them occur as powders and gases, they cannot be polished like metals. Graphite and iodine do show some luster.

Color: Some non- metals are colourless while some are coloured. For example, chlorine is a greenish- yellow gas, bromine is a brown liquid, iodine is a violet solid, and oxygen and nitrogen are colorless gases.

Non-Metals are Not Lustrous. They are Dull. This means that non-metals are not shiny, shiny, they are dull in appearance.

For example, sulphur and phosphorus are solid non-metals which do not have lustre (or shine). They are dull in appearance. There is, however, one exception. Iodine is non-metal having lustre (or chamak). Iodine has a shining surface like that of metals.

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Question : 1

Which of the following are correct :

(a) Chlorine is a greenish- yellow gas and bromine is a brown liquid.

(b) Non-metals are not shiny, they are dull in appearance.

Right Option : C
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Question : 2

Non metal which is solid in appearance is ______________________.

Right Option : D
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Question : 3

________________________ metal is violet solid in appearance.

Right Option : C
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