Which of the following is FALSE about the chemical properties of metals and non-metals?

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.Metals are electropositive and non-metals are electronegative.

On reaction with oxygen, metals form basic oxides while non-metals form acidic or neutral oxides

Metals react with acids to form salt and hydrogen while non-metals doesn't react to acids

None of the above.

answer is D.

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The two groupings of elements that surround them are metals and non-metals. Your books, clothes, pencil, water bottle, pocketbook, table, and lock are examples of non-metals. As a consequence, it's crucial to comprehend the characteristics of metals and non-metals as well as how to distinguish between them.

Metals are solids that are hard and possess different properties such as malleability, ductility, conductivity, etc. While non-metals are substances other than metals. The chemical properties include their reactions and electronic arrangements.

Metals easily donate electrons to other atoms to form cations and are electropositive. Non-metals accept electrons as they are electronegative in nature.

The nature of oxides of metals is basic while that of non-metals is acidic or neutral.

Non-metals doesn't react with acids while metals react with acid based on reactivity series.

Hence, the correct option is (D).

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