brittle meaning EASILY BREAKABLE so i don't think it is brittle...
Due to the high carbon.
Ionic solids are brittle and hard as they are bonded with electrostatic bonds.
Anthracite
The answer to that question is hard and unbreakable.
hardened steel
hard and brittle so YES
hard and brittle so YES
Due to the high carbon.
Many nonmetals are brittle and Carbon is a non metal. Charcoal is a carbon compound so charcoal is brittle having the physical property of carbon.
It becomes BRITTLE
No, carbon is not malleable. Pick a form, hit with a hammer, and it won't "flatten out" like, say, gold. Carbon in the form of graphite or diamond won't do well when struck.
brittle
it depends on the layout of the structure... take graphite for example.. its a form of carbon but is very brittle... but dymonds ar also carbon and have a completely different stucture.. dymonds are not brittle... carbon is non metal.... metals can be brittle aswell... especially is they are heated and cooled quickly
Ionic solids are brittle and hard as they are bonded with electrostatic bonds.
hard
metals
Hardness is the question of how difficult it is to make an impression on a substance. Brittleness is the question of how easy it is to break. Granite is a stone which is very hard but not brittle--it is hard to carve and also hard to break. A plank of wood is not as hard as stone but is not very brittle. You can carve on it with a knife but it won't shatter if you drop it. Glass is hard and brittle. Chalk is not hard but it is brittle.