Question

Fill in the following blanks with suitable words (a) An element is made up of only one kind of ........................
(b) Brine is a ........................ whereas alcohol is a ........................
(c) Brass is an alloy which is considered a ............................
(d) The three important metalloids are ................., .................. and ...................\
(e) The elements which are sonorous are called ..........................

Answer 1

a) atom

b) mixture, compound

c) metal (not sure)

d) boron, silicon, germanium

e) metals

Answer 2

Element is Made up of Atom

Explanation:

(a) Atom combined together to form an element & each atom has equal number of protons.

(b) Alcohol is compound and Brine is metal. example $CH_3OH$ (Methanol)

(c) Brass  being a metal but considered as mixture. Brass is alloy of copper & zinc.

(d) Boron, Silicon and Germanium are three metalloids.

(e) Metals are being called as sonorous elements as they make ringing sound on given a strike. ex - Aluminium