Metals Class 10 Science Notes

Metals Class 10 Science Complete Notes. This note include all the excercise given in metals chapter of science book such as question answer, numericals, give reason, diagrammatic questions and define the following. This note is published for helping students to solve their problems.

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  Chapter – 11  
Metals

2. Give Reason 

a. Iron is not found in a free state.

Ans: Iron is not found in a free state because iron is a very reactive metal and it easily react with oxygen to form oxide.

b. Gold is called the king of metals.

Ans: Gold is called the king of metals because gold does not react with air, water, acid, base and other chemicals in a normal pressure and temperature.

c. The part of aeroplane is made of aluminium but not by iron.

Ans: The part of aeroplane is made of aluminium but not by iron because aluminium is rust free and a light metal. 

d. Copper is not found in a free state.

Ans: Copper is not found in a free state because it easily react with oxygen to produce it’s oxide.

e. Coinage metals are grouped together in the group IB in the perodic table.

Ans: Coinage metals are grouped together in the group IB in the perotic table because the coinage metals like gold due to the presence of d orbital in their valence shell.

f. Gold and Silver are found in a native state.

Ans: Gold and silver are found in a native state because gold and silver does not react with air, water, acids, base and other chemicals in normal pressure and temperature.

g. Foods are wrapped in aluminium foil though it is a highly reactive metal.

Ans: Foods are wrapped in aluminium foil though it is a highly reactive metal because aluminium forms a hard protective layer of aluminium oxide which prevent air and water to enter inside food.

3. Answer the following questions.

a. Write the differences between ore and minerals.

Ans: The differences between ore and minerals are as follows:

b. How does iron occur in nature?

Ans: Iron is a very reactive metal. So, it rarely occurs in a free state but it occurs in nature in a combined form.

c. Where is the iron located in perodic table? Write the electronic configuration of iron.

Ans: Iron is located in group VIII/8 and period 4 in the perodic table. 

Electronic Configuration Of Iron 

d. What are the physical properties of iron? Why is iron called metal ?

Ans: The physical properties of iron are as follows :

• It is good conducter of heat and electricity
• It is malleable and ductile
• It is silvery, shiny grey coloured metal

Iron is called a metal because it shows the tendency of loosing electron during chemical reaction and it also have the above mentioned properties.

e. List any two names of different ores of the following metals. 

i. Iron

• Haematite 
• Magnetite

ii. Aluminium

• Bauxite 
• China clay

iii. Silver

• Argentite
• Silver Copper glance

iv. Copper

• Cuprite
• Copper pyrite

v. Gold

• Sand alluvial soil
• Native or free gold

f. The external cover of aeroplane is made from aluminium instead of iron? Why?

Ans: The external cover of aeroplane is made from aluminium instead of iron because aluminium is light and rust free metal.

g. Write any four uses of the following metals.

i. Iron

• It is used for making rods
• It is used for making household utensils
• It is used in the manufacture of steel 
• It is used in the construction of buildings

ii. Aluminium

• It is used for making utensils
• It is used for making electric wire
• It is used for making coins and alloys 
• It is used for making aluminium foil

iii. Copper

• It is used for making electrical goods and cables
• It is used for making coins
• It is used for making jewellery
• It is used for electroplating

iv. Gold

• It is used for making Jewellery
• It is used for gold plating 
• It is used for making coins
• It is used for preparing alloys

v. Silver

• It is used for making coins
• It is used in electroplating
• It is used in dentistry for filling teeth
• It is used for the preparation of silver salt

h. What are Coinage metals? How are they different from other metals?

Ans: Coinage metals are those metals which are used for making coins and jewellery  They are different from other metals because they are used for making jewellery as they are meliable, ductile and rest free. 

i. Why gold and silver used for making jewellery.

Ans: Gold and silver are used for making jewellery  because they are meliable, ductile and rest free metals.

j. Which metal can be extracted from the ore of bauxite and Haematite?

Ans: Aluminium can be extracted from the ore of bauxite and Iron can be extracted from the ore of Haematite.

k. What is the use of aluminium foils?

Ans: The use of aluminium foil is to cover food, cigarette, Pharmaceutical products etc and to prevent the air and water to enter inside.

l. Which metal is extracted from chalcocite? Why is this metal used in making electric cable? Write any three metals used in making electric cable? Write three any uses of it?

Ans: Copper can be extracted from chalcocite. It is used in making electric cable because it is a good conductor of electricity and it is highly malleable and ductile.

The three metals used in making electric cables are :

• Copper
• Aluminium
• Gold

Uses of copper

• It is used for making coins
• It is used for making jewellery
• It is used for electroplating

Uses of Aluminium 

• It is used for making utensils
• It is used for making electric wire
• It is used for making coins and alloys 

Uses of Gold

• It is used for gold plating
• It is used for making coins
• It is used for preparing alloys

m. Arrange the following metals in ascending order according to the reactivity. Gld, Iron, Aluminium, Silver, Copper

Ans: Metals are arranged according to their reactivity.

• Gold
• Silver
• Copper
• Iron
• Aluminium

n. Write down the symbol, atomic number, atomic mass, orbital electronic configuration and valency of :

i. Iron
Atomic Symbol: Fe
Atomic number: 26
Atomic Mass: 55.84 (56)
Valency: 2 (ferrous) and 3 (feric)
Electronic Configuration: 1s², 2s², 2p², 3s², 3p⁶, 4s², 3d⁶

ii. Aluminium
Atomic Symbol: Al
Atomic No. 13
Atomic mass: 27
Valency : 3
Electronic Configuration : 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p¹

iii. Copper 
Atomic sysmbol: Cu
Atomic No: 29
Atomic Mass: 63.57 (64)
Valency: 1 and 2
Electronic Configuration: 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 4s¹, 3d¹⁰

iv. Silver
Atomic Symbol: Ag
Atomic No: 47
Atomic mass: 108
Valency: 2
Electronic Configuration: 1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 4s², 3d¹⁰, 4p⁶, 5s¹, 4d¹⁰

v. Gold
Symbol : Au
Atomic No. 79
Atomic mass: 197
Valency: 2 (aurous), 3 (auric)
Electronic Configuration: 1s², 2s², 2p6, 3s², 3p⁶, 4s², 3d¹⁰, 4p⁶, 5s², 4d¹⁰, 5p⁶, 6s¹, 4f¹⁴, 5d¹⁰

o. Write in brief about the occurance of metals in Nepal?

Ans: More than 80 types of minerals are reported to be found in a large amount in different parts of Nepal. Some of them are iron, Copper, gold etc. Iron ore is found in lalitpur, Tanahun, chitwan etc. Gold ores are found in river rapti, river Sunkoshi etc.

p. Define

i. Ore
Ans: The minerals from which metals can be extracted efficiently for commerical purposes is known as ores.

ii. Minerals
Ans: Minerals are those natural, pure, inorganic substance which are crystalline. 

iii. Coinage metal
Ans: Those metals which are used for making coins and jewellery is known as coinage metal.

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