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Why are bells made up of metals instead of wood?

The bells made up of wood do not produce sound when they are ringed because wood being non-metal is not sonorous.

Metals exhibit the property of the sonority so when they are struck they produce a loud sound. Since the bell purpose is to produce loud sound and that purpose is not served by the wood, therefore, the bells are made up of metal.


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