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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following solids would be the most brittle? H2O SiO2 SF6 CH4

OpenStudy (shreehari499):

Hello! @mmazach ! Welcome To OpenStudy! Of the following, i am quite confident that SiO2 is the answer. It is mainly obtained from quartz

OpenStudy (rushwr):

yeah I agree too ! Brittle materials are the ones which doesn't have plastic deformation . It breaks when a small stress is given. Brittle materials absorb relatively little energy prior to fracture, even those of high strength.

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