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Non-metals are bad .......................................... of heat and electricity except

silicon and graphite have ..........................................
Graphite is used in.......................................... reactors.
Common salt is used in the manufacture of .......................................... metal.
.......................................... is a nitrogenous fertilizer.
Vegetable oil and caustic soda react to form soap and ..........................................
is used to reduce the acidity of soil.
Limestone and clay are baked and crush in a rotating kiln to form ..
..glass has high refractive index.
..is a ..plastic and is used in making windows of airplanes and wind screens of
automobiles.
Statements given below are incorrect. Write the correct statements.
Plaster of Paris is chemically hydrated calcium sulphate.
Detergents do not lather in hard water, but soaps do.
Copper is alloyed with gold to make the gold soft.
Stainless steel is an alloy of 73% iron, 1% carbon, 1% chromium and 15% nickel.
Hydrochloric acid is produced in the small intestines of human beings.
Natural fertilisers are inferior to artificial fertilisers.
Fluorine is used for the maufecxture of PVC and bleaching powder.
Blue vitriol is an example of fertilizer.
Borosilicate glass is also know as flint glass.
In telecommunication , polymers are used for transmitting signals.

3. Give two examples of each of the following :

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types of safety glasses.

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Medicinal plants
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Antiseptics
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Thermoplastics
Thermosetting plastics

4. write the full forms of :

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FRP
DDT
RCC
PVC
POP
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5. give two examples each of nitrogenous , phosophatic and potassium fertilizers.

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Polymer and polymerization
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Medicinal plants.
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Antacids
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Cleansing action of detergents
Optical fibres
Pyrex glass
Photochromatic glass
Paints
Portland cement
Graphite
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Occurrence of non-metals

8. Write three uses of each of the following :

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9. What are the common categories of medicines. Write any 4 of them ecplaing when are they used.
Also write examples for each.
10. What are the different types of glasses. Write their names along with their composition . also write
one use for each.
11. What are the different type of plastics . Segregate the following into their types :
Acrylic , melamine , polythene , Bakelite , formica , polystyrene ,Teflon , PVC
Give the other names(chemaical names) for all the above as well as their uses.