CBSE Class 10 Science, Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals
NCERT Science, pages 37–57. 21 topics, about 5 days of study at 20 to 30 minutes a day.
Topics in this chapter, with textbook pages
- Introductionpage 37
- 3.1PHYSICAL PROPERTIESpage 37
- 3.1.1Metalspages 37–39
- 3.1.2Non-metalspages 39–40
- 3.2CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF METALSpage 40
- 3.2.1What happens when Metals are burnt in Air?pages 41–42
- 3.2.2What happens when Metals react with Water?pages 42–43
- 3.2.3What happens when Metals react with Acids?pages 43–44
- 3.2.4How do Metals react with Solutions of other Metal Salts?pages 44–45
- 3.2.5The Reactivity Seriespages 45–46
- 3.3HOW DO METALS AND NON-METALS REACT?pages 46–48
- 3.3.1Properties of Ionic Compoundspages 48–49
- 3.4OCCURRENCE OF METALSpage 49
- 3.4.1Extraction of Metalspages 49–50
- 3.4.2Enrichment of Orespages 50–51
- 3.4.3Extracting Metals Low in the Activity Seriespage 51
- 3.4.4Extracting Metals in the Middle of the Activity Seriespages 51–52
- 3.4.5Extracting Metals towards the Top of the Activity Seriespage 52
- 3.4.6Refining of Metalspages 52–53
- 3.5CORROSIONpage 53
- 3.5.1Prevention of Corrosionpages 54–56
Teach this chapter at home
- A day-by-day plan with the exact textbook pages for each day.
- A step-by-step script for each day, so you know what to say and ask, written from the NCERT chapter.
- A quiz at the end and a written task you can check with a photo of the notebook.
Textbook pages follow the 2026-27 NCERT print and can differ by a page or two in older prints. Adhian Gurus is not affiliated with NCERT or CBSE.