Question

What are the properties of ceramics?
 A. Low Compressive Strength
 B. High Compressive Strength
 C. Inorganic metal or non-metal compound
 D. Organic compounds

Answer 1

Hint: A ceramic is a non-metallic solid which has been shaped and then hardened by getting heated to very high temperature making it hard, corrosive in nature.

Complete step by step answer:
 Just similar to every material, the properties of ceramics are observed and determined by the types of atoms which are present, the types of bonding which are b/w the atoms, and the way all the atoms are packed and combined together.
A ceramic material is an inorganic solid which is non-metallic and made up of non-metal compounds which gets shaped and then hardened by heating to very high temperatures. Normally, they are quite hard, corrosion-resistant and also brittle in nature with high compressive strength.Ceramic materials have high compressive strength.

Hence, Option B is correct.

Additional information:
A ceramic material is an inorganic solid which is non-metallic in nature and made from either metallic or non-metallic compounds that get shaped and then gets hardened by heating to high temperatures. Generally they are quite hard, corrosion-resistant and also brittle. It is used for hard, brittle and porous products like glass, cements, tiles, bricks, etc.
Properties of Ceramic:
- High hardness
- High elasticity
- High compressive strength
- Low ductility
- High melting point
- They are also brittle in nature
- Consist of poor impact strength
- Opacity
- Properties of Glasses:
- High hardness
- High elasticity
- High transparency
- High compressive strength

Note:
There are 3 main types of ceramic. First one is earthenware, second one is stoneware and last one is porcelain, so don’t get confused over any as they all are quite different from each other in a few aspects.