{"id":4056,"date":"2025-06-09T19:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/questions-answers\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2025-06-09T19:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:46:16","slug":"when-metals-and-non-metals-other-than-oxygen-react-what-is-formed-class-10-chemistry-cbse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/questions-answers\/when-metals-and-non-metals-other-than-oxygen-react-what-is-formed-class-10-chemistry-cbse\/","title":{"rendered":"When metals and non-metals other than oxygen react, what is formed?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When metals and non-metals (excluding oxygen) react, they usually form a specific type of chemical compound. Let\u2019s analyze each option to determine the correct answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Option A: A covalent compound<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Covalent compounds are typically formed when two non-metals react. In this type of bonding, atoms share electrons to achieve a stable electronic configuration. Since metals have a tendency to lose electrons and non-metals tend to gain electrons, this type of bonding is not common between metals and non-metals. Therefore, this option is incorrect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Option B: An ionic compound<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the correct answer. When a metal reacts with a non-metal, the metal loses electrons to form a positively charged ion (cation), while the non-metal gains electrons to form a negatively charged ion (anion). The electrostatic force of attraction between these oppositely charged ions results in the formation of an ionic compound. For example, when sodium (Na), a metal, reacts with chlorine (Cl), a non-metal, sodium chloride (NaCl), an ionic compound, is formed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Option C: Oxygen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This option is clearly incorrect because the question already excludes oxygen from the reaction. Also, oxygen is an element, not a product typically formed when metals and non-metals react. Thus, it has no relevance in this context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Option D: An ion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it\u2019s true that ions are involved in the formation of compounds between metals and non-metals, ions alone are not the final product. The question asks what is <em>formed<\/em> as a result of the reaction \u2014 and that would be a compound, not merely the individual ions. Hence, this answer is incomplete and incorrect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is: B. An ionic compound.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is because metals and non-metals undergo electron transfer during a reaction, forming oppositely charged ions that bond together to produce a stable <strong>ionic compound<\/strong>. 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