Scientists describe any substance that shatters or breaks easily as being

Scientists describe any substance that shatters or breaks easily as being brittle.

Explanation: Brittleness is the property of matter that is how easily the substance breaks or shatters when force is applied to it.

Non Metals such as carbon are considered as brittle as they held together by weak forces whereas metals such as gold are malleable that is they can be beaten into sheets as they are held together by strong metallic bonds.

answer; equivalent to a one(1) horsepower motor;