(c) Generally, metals are ductile. However, mercury metal - a liquid at room temperature - cannot be drawn into wires and is not ductile.
The property by the virtue of which they can be beaten into thin sheets is called malleability and the property by the virtue of which they can be drawn into wires is called ductility. Generally metals are ductile and non metals are non ductile.
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(c) Generally, metals are ductile. However, mercury metal - a liquid at room temperature - cannot be drawn into wires and is not ductile.
The property by the virtue of which they can be beaten into thin sheets is called malleability and the property by the virtue of which they can be drawn into wires is called ductility. Generally metals are ductile and non metals are non ductile.
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