Question
What do you understand by malleability and ductility of a metal? Give examples of two metals which are both ductile and malleable.
Solution
Malleability is the property of a metal by virtue of which it can be beaten into thin sheets and foils.
Gold and silver are the most malleable metals.
Ductility is the property of a metal by virtue of which it can be drawn into wires.
For example, copper and aluminium are both malleable and ductile.
