GK
ELEMENTS COMPOUNDS SUBSTANCES METALS AND NON METALS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Hard
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Lustrous
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Sonorous
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Malleable
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sonority is the ability to produce a sound when struck. Metals are sonorous; they produce a specific sound when struck with a hard object.
Detailed explanation-2: -When metals are struck with some hard material, they produce ringing sound and this property of metals is referred to as the sonority and thus metals are sonorous. Metals have the property of sonority hence they are used in manufacture of musical instruments as they produce sound on beating.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sonorous: This means that metals make a ringing sound when we strike them. The property by virtue of which metals make a ringing sound is called sonority.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Sonorous. The property of metals to produce a ringing sound on being struck with a hard object is known as Sonorous. Most metals are sonorous.
Detailed explanation-5: -High density metals have additional atomic reactions that dampen the effect on impact / kinetic energy. Thus the property is called sonority. Sonority is the phenomenon of creating sound that resonates when it is struck.