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What does the word 'sonorous' refers to?


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Sonorous property of metals:

  1. The word ‘sonorous’ means capable of producing a sound.
  2. When metal strikes a hard surface, it produces sound. It is due to the sonorous property of metals. That why they are used in making bells, and strings of musical instruments like violin and sitar.
  3. Examples of sonorous metals are:Copper(cu),Aluminium(Al),Tin(sn),Silver(Ag),iron(Fe), etc.

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