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Name the property which allows metals to be drawn into wires.


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Properties of metals

  • They are hard.
  • They are sonorous (can produce ringing sound).
  • They are malleable (can be drawn into thin sheets).
  • They are ductile (can be drawn into thin wires).
  • They can conduct electricity and heat.

Therefore, the property which allows metals to be drawn into wires is known as ductility, copper is a metal we can make copper wires due to this property (ductility) for conducting electricity.


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