Fill in the blanks with the choices given in brackets.
(i) Metals are good ............... (oxidizing agents / reducing agents) because they are electron ............... (acceptors/ donors).
(ii) Electrovalent compounds have ............... (high/low) melting points.
(iii) Higher the pH value of a solution, the more ...............(acidic/alkaline) it is.
(iv) ............... (AgCl / PbCl2), a white precipitate is soluble in excess NH4OH.
(v) Conversion of ethene to ethane is an example of ...............(hydration/hydrogenation).
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(i) Metals are good reducing agents because they are electron donors.
(ii) Electrovalent compounds have high melting points.
(iii) Higher the pH value of a solution, the more alkaline it is.
(iv) AgCl, a white precipitate is soluble in excess NH4OH.
(v) Conversion of ethene to ethane is an example of hydrogenation.