Question

Give five industrial uses of non-metals

Answer 1

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✯Hydrogen is used in hydrogenation of oils .

✯Hydrogen is used in manufacturing of Ammonia.

✯Liquid hydrogen is used as rocket fuel.

✯Sulphur is used in vulcanisation of rubber and used as a fungicide of make fun powder.

✯Nitrogen is used in preserving food materials ,due to its inertness.

✯Compounds of Nitrogen is used to make TNT [tri nitro toulene].

✯Nitrogen is used in making nitric acid.

✯Nitrogen is also used in making Fertilisers .

✯Carbon is used to make electrodes of electrolytic cell and dry cells .

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✯Non-metals are brittle.

✯Non-metals are dull in appearance .

✯Non-metals are bad conductor of heat and electricity.

✯Non-metals does not reacts with water and dilute acids .

✯Non-metals form basic oxides .

✯Non-metals form covalent compounds.