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Why metals are malleable?

Updated: 12/23/2022
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According to Modern Chemistry:

the malleability and ductility of metals are possible because metallic bonding is the same in all directions throughout the solid. One plane of atoms in a metal can slide past another without encountering any resistance or breaking any bonds.

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