Question

What is meant by saying that non-metal are brittle?

Answer 1

Answer:

metals are hard but liable to break easily.

Answer 2

Non-metals are brittle, that means non-metals are easy to break.

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Other properties of non-metals :-

• Poor conductors
• Low melting and boiling point
• Non malleable
• Non sonorous
• Not ductile
• Easy to share/gain electrons
• They do not have shine
• Brittle

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Non malleable :-

• They cannot be beaten into thin sheets.

Non sonorous :-

• They do not produce sound.

Non ductile :-

• They cannot be made into wires.

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Some non metals :-

• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Carbon
• Hydrogen
• etc.