The metals that produce ringing sounds, are said to be ______.
A
malleable
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B
sonorous
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C
lustrous
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D
ductile
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Solution
The correct option is B sonorous Sonority is the ability to produce a sound when struck. Metals are sonorous; they produce a specific sound when struck with a hard object.