Fill in the blanks with the choices given in the brackets:
(a) Metals are good ............... [oxidizing agents /reducing agents]
(b) Non-polar covalent compounds are ............... [good / bad] conductors of heat and electricity.
(c) Higher the pH value of a solution, the more is ............... [acidic / alkaline] it is.
(d) ............... [Silver chloride / Lead chloride] is a white precipitate that is soluble in excess of Ammonium hydroxide solution.
(e) Conversion of ethene to ethane is an example of ............... . [hydration / hydrogenation]
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(a) Metals are good reducing agents
(b) Non-polar covalent compounds are bad conductors of heat and electricity.
(c) Higher the pH value of a solution, the more alkaline it is.
(d) Silver chloride is a white precipitate that is soluble in excess of Ammonium hydroxide solution.
(e) Conversion of ethene to ethane is an example of hydrogenation.