Chemistry
Grade-9
Easy

Question

The element given below is dull and brittle. It is:

  1. Metal
  2. Non-metal
  3. Metalloid
  4. None of the above

hintHint:

Non metals are brittle and dull.

The correct answer is: Non-metal


    • Metals are hard and lustrous.
    • Non metals are brittle and non lustrous.
    • The elements are dull and brittle hence, a non metal.

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