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What does the word ‘brittle’ refer to?
What does the word ‘brittle’ refer to?
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- Brittle: The word 'brittle' refers to being easily breakable.
- Solid non-metals can be broken down easily because they are brittle.
- Definition of non-metals: The elements which form negative ions by gaining or accepting electrons are called non-metals.
- Examples of non-metals- Carbon, Sulphur, Phosphorus.
- Brittle: The word 'brittle' refers to being easily breakable.
- Solid non-metals can be broken down easily because they are brittle.
- Definition of non-metals: The elements which form negative ions by gaining or accepting electrons are called non-metals.
- Examples of non-metals- Carbon, Sulphur, Phosphorus.
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