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24 September, 07:22

Why don't metals break down when pounded into sheets or drawn into wires

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  1. 24 September, 07:37
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    Why don't metals break when pounded into sheets or drawn into wires? The electrons in metals are shared so that the bond between them is too strong to be broken by pounding. The electrons in metals allow the cations to slide past and thereby reduce the repulsive force between them.
  2. 24 September, 07:42
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    Due to property of malleability and metallic bonds.
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