Yes.
Yes of course. It will be deformed
yes metals can be shaped with a hammer because metals ate not brittle.
Hitting it with a hammer
This is the property of malleability; all metals have it.
Some allotropes of sulfur and phosphorus can. One form of sulfur is pasty just above room temperature, and at least one form of phosphorus is waxy at room temperature. However hammering phosphorus is risky as it ignites easily.
Yes of course. It will be deformed
yes metals can be shaped with a hammer because metals ate not brittle.
Either face of the head is the hitting surface.
Hitting it with a hammer
No, the alkali metals will not explode if you smash them with either a hammer or mallet.
Basically, a blacksmith will use heat from a furnace and a hammer to beat white hot metal into shape over an anvil.
Hitting it with a very big hammer
push
It is kinetic energy.
a hammer
The hammer technique is to grip it firmly in your strongest hand and strike the object you are hitting squarely and sharply.
nail forcing the hammer