Chemistry
Grade-9
Easy

Question

Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of brittle?

  1. Metal
  2. Non-metal
  3. Can be both
  4. None of the above

hintHint:

Non metals are brittle.

The correct answer is: Non-metal


    Metals are hard, malleable, ductile and lustrous.
    Non metals are soft, brittle and non lustrous. Hence, non metals have the characteristics of brittle.

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