Chemistry
Grade-9
Easy

Question

All of these properties describe metals except:

  1. Malleable
  2. Conductors
  3. Brittle
  4. Shiny

hintHint:

Metals are hard.

The correct answer is: Brittle


    • Malleability is the property of a metal to be beaten into a sheet. Metals are malleable.
    • Conductors is a substance that permits the flow of energy. Metals are conductors.
    • Brittle is the property of a substance that breaks it into pieces. Metals are not brittle, are hard.
    • Shiny is the property of a substance that glows in light. Metals are shiny.