GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

ELEMENTS COMPOUNDS SUBSTANCES METALS AND NON METALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following can be beaten in to thin sheets?
A
Zinc
B
Oxygen
C
Sulphur
D
Phosphorus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: (a) Zinc, because metals have the malleable property which helps to make thin sheets.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Zinc is metal and it can be beaten into thin sheets. The property of metals which allows metals to be hammered into thin sheets is called Malleability.

Detailed explanation-3: -The property of metals by which they can be beaten into thin sheets is called malleability.

Detailed explanation-4: -Phosphorus, Sulphur, and oxygen are non-metals and hence, cannot be shaped into sheets.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution Potassium is metal which is not malleable. so it cannot be beaten by hammer break into pieces.

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