Question

2) Substances that break into small particles are said to be
a) Ductile b) brittle c) malleable d) conductors​

Answer 1

Substances that break into small particles are said to be brittle

Explanation:

• Brittle materials break while little to no energy is absorbed under the tensile stress.
• The material fractures with no plastic deformation.
• Some of the examples of brittle materials include glass, ceramic, graphite, and some alloys.
• They have extremely low plasticity,
• In these materials, the cracks can initiate without plastic deformation and can soon evolve into brittle breakage.
• Moreover, the brittle substances are hard but are liable to break easily.