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Physical Properties of Metals

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Metals can be hammered into thin sheets called foils. The property due to which metal is beaten into thin sheets is called __________.

A

malleability

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ductility

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amorphous

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D

luster

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Solution

The correct option is A malleability
Metals are malleable that is, they can be hammered into sheets. Gold, silver, aluminium and tin can be beaten into very thin sheets called foils. Non-metals do not possess the property of malleability.

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