Explain giving examples two chemical properties of non metals
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Chemical Properties of Nonmetals:
- Nonmetals are poor conductors of heat and electricity. ..
- Unlike metals, nonmetals aren't malleable and ductile.
- Nonmetals react more with metals than with nonmetals.
- Usually, nonmetals react with other nonmetals in high temperature.
- Most nonmetals do not react with air in room temperature.
Explanation:
The chemical properties of non-metal are given below:
• Non metallic oxides are acidic in nature.
• They do not dissolve in dilute mineral acids.
• They form stable compound with hydrogen.
Reaction of non-metals with oxygen: They react with oxygen to form acidic oxides or neutral oxides.
• Reaction of non-metals with water: They do not react with water (steam) to evolve hydrogen gas.
• Reaction of non-metal with acids: They do not react with acids because they are negative charged electron.
• Reaction of non-metal with salt solution: They do not react with salt solution but displaces less reactive non-metal from the salt.
• Reaction of non-metal with chlorine: They are react with chlorine to form covalent chlorides which are non- electrolytes.