Clay is used for making pots and bricks because it is:

opaque

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non-magnetic

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a good conductor of heat

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easily moulded into different shapes

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Solution

The correct option is B easily moulded into different shapes
Properties of clay minerals include plasticity, shrinkage under firing and air drying, fineness of grain, hardness, cohesion and capacity of the surface to take decoration.
As it is more plastic it can be easily molded into different shape.

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