Name the following: (a) A metal, which is preserved in kerosene. (b) A lustrous coloured non-metal. (c) A metal, which can melt while kept on palm. (d) A metal, which is a poor conductor of heat. -Chemistry

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a) Sodium is preserved in kerosene. (b) Iodine is lustrous coloured non-metal. (c) Gallium. ‘ (d) Lead.

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