Property by virtue of which metals can be beaten into shapes

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Hadley Andrews

Chemistry

22 December, 11:57

Property by virtue of which metals can be beaten into shapes

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Samir Berry · Answer 1

The property which allow the metals to be hammered into thin sheets is called malleability. Gold and silver are the best malleable metals. It is due to the property of malleability that metals can be bent to form objects of different shapes by beating with a hammer.