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Physical Properties of Metals

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"Is malleable and ductile " This best describes:
(a) a metal (b) a compound (c) a non-metal (d) a solution

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(a) a metal
Because malleability and ductility are the properties of metals.Metals having ductile property can be stretched into wires. Malleability is said to be the property of a material to deform under compression and can be rolled or flattened into sheets.

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