Gold can be hammered into sheets. Therefore, it is ____________ ( malleable/ductile)

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Malleability
Metals are those elements that have the property to get flattened into sheets and this property of metals is called malleability. Gold is one such metal that can be made into sheets easily.
Hence, Gold can be hammered into sheets. Therefore, it is malleable.

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