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Question
Give three ways in which the metal zinc differs from the non-metals carbon. At least one of the differences must be a chemical difference?
Solution
The three ways in which metal zinc differs from the non-metal carbon is:
- Zinc has valency 2 and carbon has valency 4.
- Zinc does not form hydride but carbon does (CH4).
- Oxides of zinc are amphoteric (ZnO), whereas oxides of carbon are acidic (CO2) and neutral (CO).
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