Which one of the following metals has both malleability and ductility properties ?
Na
Au
Ce
Hg
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UPSC CDS-1 – 2021
– Ductility is the ability of a material to be deformed under tensile stress without fracturing (drawn into wires).
– These properties are characteristic of metals due to the nature of metallic bonding.
– Cerium (Ce) is a malleable metal, but not as famously malleable and ductile as gold.
– Mercury (Hg) is a liquid at room temperature and therefore does not exhibit these solid-state mechanical properties.
– Gold is considered the most malleable and ductile of all metals.