Give reasons for the following statement.
Aluminium wire and iron nails change shape when hammered.

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Metals are generally hard solid substances that have a shiny luster and are good conductors of electricity.
For example - Sodium $(Na)$ , Silver $(Ag)$ , etc.
Elements that have an excess of electrons and a tendency to donate them, are generally considered metals.
The tendency of a metal to convert into a sheet when beaten through a hammer is known as malleability.
Aluminium wire and iron nails are metals.
And since metals have a property of malleability. Therefore, when these are beaten with a hammer, they change their shape and become sheet.

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Give reasons for the following statement. Aluminium wire and iron nails change shape when hammered.

Give reasons for the following statement.
Aluminium wire and iron nails change shape when hammered.