Brittleness is a characteristic property of:

gaseous non-metals

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liquid non-metals

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solid non-metals

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C solid non-metals
Brittleness is a characteristic property of non-metals. And here, we consider solid non-metals only. It does not apply to liquid or gaseous non-metals.

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