It varies with the temperature. Glass is brittle at room temperature but becomes soft at high temperature. Glass also does not crystallize so it is considered a liquid even when cool. Spaghetti is brittle when dry but softens as water is absorbed.
Most metals are not brittle.
Brittle deformation is most likely to occur in rocks that are hard and brittle, such as igneous rocks like granite or metamorphic rocks like quartzite. These rocks tend to fracture and break when stressed, resulting in brittle deformation.
The opposite of malleable is brittle, which means that a substance is prone to breaking or shattering when subjected to stress or pressure.
When a substance cools, it loses heat energy to its surroundings, causing the molecules to slow down and the substance to contract or solidify. This can lead to changes in physical properties such as becoming more rigid or brittle.
Boron is a substance that is most likely to be classified as a metalloid. It exhibits properties intermediate between metals and nonmetals, such as being a good conductor of electricity at high temperatures while being brittle like a nonmetal. Other common metalloids include silicon, germanium, and arsenic, which also display similar mixed properties.
Diamond is considered the most brittle material because even though it is the hardest natural substance, it can still shatter or chip easily due to its unique crystal structure.
Rigid, brittle rock.
Most metals are not brittle.
Yes, Sulphur is very brittle and falls to pieces easily
A substance made to resemble peanut brittle.
Brittle is neither a metal or nonmetal, it is a physical property of materials.Brittle is a property of a material. Most metals are not brittle but ductile and maleable.
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Brittle is an attribute or property of a substance. It is the property of the substance shattering or breaking due to an impact. Consequently some metals are brittle as are some non-metals.
Some brittle stars breed asexually. Most brittle stars are either male or female however some species are hermaphroditic.
Brittle deformation is most likely to occur in rocks that are hard and brittle, such as igneous rocks like granite or metamorphic rocks like quartzite. These rocks tend to fracture and break when stressed, resulting in brittle deformation.
The opposite of malleable is brittle, which means that a substance is prone to breaking or shattering when subjected to stress or pressure.
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.