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A clock spirng is heated to a high tempe...

A clock spirng is heated to a high temperature and then suddenly pluged into cold water . This treatment will cause the metal to becone :

A

Soft and ductile

B

More springy than before

C

Hard and brittle

D

Strongly magnetic

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C
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