Discussion
Identify the correct statements from the following :
(a) Generally non-metals do not react with water.
(b) Generally non-metals do not react with acids.
Answer: C
Both statements are correct, so the answer is Both (a) and (b).
Non-metals generally do not react with water; some, like phosphorus, are even stored under water to keep them from reacting with air. Non-metals also generally do not react with dilute acids, because they cannot give up electrons to the hydrogen ions to release hydrogen gas, as metals do.
These two properties are standard ways of distinguishing non-metals from metals at the upper primary level, so the options rejecting either statement are wrong.
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