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ZIMSEC O-Level Chemistry

7.2.2Metals and non-metals

Metals and non-metals in ZIMSEC O-Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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  • Properties of metals and non-metals

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  • The reactivity series and displacement reactions

    35 min

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  • Lime in agriculture and construction

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  • Mineral ores and their composition

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  • Alloys and their properties

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  • Extracting metals and the blast furnace

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  • Processing minerals: value addition and beneficiation

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  • Uses of metals

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  • Processing coal and diamonds

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  • Liquefaction and fractional distillation of air

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  • The noble gases

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Metals and non-metals: sample question

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True or false: air is a mixture, not a compound.

Is the statement true or false?

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