why non metal does not react with water and acids

1.	why non metal does not react with water and acids
Answer» Non-metals will normally not react with water, however, non-metal oxides will react with water to form acids. In this example, chlorine gas will react with water to form hydrochloric acid and hypochlorous acid. Non metals do not react with acids . Usually a metal reacts with acid to produce hydrogen gas while this is not observed with non metals, this is because metals are electro-positive . therefore metals can give electrons to hydrogen which is liberated as hydrogen gas while is not observed with non metals. Because they have a low melting point

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