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Which property must a substance possess for it to be possible to make thin wires of the material?

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A substance(normally metals) should be ductile in nature, for it to be possible to make thin wires of the material. Most of the metals have this property of ductility, that's why they can be stretched into wires. e.g. iron, copper, etc.

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