Gold can be flattened into an extremely thin sheet

Gold can be flattened into an extremely thin sheet. This malleability of gold is due to the Nature of the bonds between gold atoms.

Gold is highly malleable and flexible.

Gold can be beaten into thin sheets, only a few millionths of an inch thick.

These sheets, known as gold leaf, are displayed on buildings throughout the world,

such as St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine.