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Why non metals are brittle?

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Why non metals are brittle?
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King Adithya H M... 4 years, 8 months ago

A nonmetal is an element that is generally a poor conductor of heat and electricity. In the solid state, nonmetals are brittle , meaning that they will shatter if struck with a hammer. The solids are not lustrous. Melting points are generally much lower than those of metals.

Yogita Ingle 4 years, 8 months ago

The basic difference between metals and non-metals is the extent of bonding.Metals have very high extent of bonding than that in non-metals which makes the metal malleable. and non-metals brittle.

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