Answer
A brittle material is characterized by:
(b) low breaking strength and high Young's modulus
Work Step by Step
A brittle material breaks easily without deforming very much. Since the deformation is very low, the Young's modulus is high. That is, brittle materials do not deform easily like rubber, for example, which deforms easily but also regains its original shape when the force is removed.
Since it does not require much force to cause brittle materials to break into two pieces, we can see that brittle materials have a low breaking strength.
A brittle material is characterized by:
(b) low breaking strength and high Young's modulus
