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Why metals can act as reducing agents while non-metal cannot?

Metals act as reducing agents because highly reactive metals have the ability to displace low reactivity metals from their compounds. Non-metals do not display this property.


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Name one metal and one non-metal that exists in liquid state at room temperature.

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What type of oxides are formed by:

(a) Metals


(b) Non-metals?

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Name two non-metals which are lustrous.

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Name two metals:

(a) which have very low melting points,


(b) which are so soft that they can be cut with a knife.