Question 2 - Assertion Reasoning Questions (MCQ) - Chapter 3 Class 10 - Metals and Non-Metals

Assertion (A): Metals are sonorous.  

Reason (R): They are generally brittle in the solid state; they break into pieces when hammered. 

Answer

Metals are 

• sonorous (i.e. they produce sound), 
• malleable (can be rolled into sheets, without breaking ) 
• ductile (can be drawn into thin wires without breaking ) 

while non-metals are brittle . 

Thus, 

• The Assertion is True.
• Reason is also False.

So, the correct answer is (c)