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Physical Properties of Metals

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A metal which is brittle in nature is:

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Zinc

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Iron

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Gold

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Aluminium

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Solution

The correct option is A Zinc
Zinc is relatively more brittle than iron, gold and aluminium.

The correct option is A.

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Q. Which of the following non-metal is brittle?

Caesium is brittle in nature.

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(a) a soft metal.

(b) a metal which is brittle.

(c) a non-metal which is lustrous.

(d) a liquid metal.

(e) a metal which is a poor conductor of electricity.

(f) a non-metal which is a good conductor of electricity.

(g) a liquid non-metal.

(h) the hardest naturally occurring substance.

(i) an inert gas.

Metals are usually hard and difficult to cut.
On the other hand, non-metals are usually brittle. When hit with a hammer, they break into small pieces.

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Q. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. In a ductile material elastic deformation is more predominant than plastic one.
2, Brittleness is not an absolute property of a metal.
3. Rate of loading has no influence in changing the behaviour of a metal from 'ductile' to 'brittle' at low temperatures.
4. Under hydrostatic compression, a brittle metal may change into a ductile one.

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