Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Chemistry

Question:

What is the term given to the metals that produce ringing sound? 

Options:

Melleable 

Ductile 

Sonorous 

Lustrous 

Correct Answer:

Sonorous 

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3. Sonorous.

The property of a substance to produce a ringing sound when struck is known as sonority. Most metals produce sound. They are therefore utilized in several devices (eg. cymbals and bells). The majority of non-metals lack sonority, or the ability to make a ringing sound when struck.