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Physical Properties of Non-Metals

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Metals are usually ________ in nature.

A

soft

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hard

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data insufficient

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none of above

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Solution

The correct option is B hard
Metals are usually hard solids. There are very few soft metals like Sodium, Potassium, Lithium.

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