Question

Identify the total number of substances that are malleable from the list given below:

Iron, copper, oxygen, gold, sulphur

• A. 3

Answer 1

The correct option is A 3
The property of a material by which it can be pressed or beaten into thin sheets is called malleability. Generally, metals are malleable in nature. From the above-given list, iron, copper, and gold are metals and the rest are non-metals. Therefore the answer is three.