Question

the property due to which a metal pieace can be hammered into thin sheet is known as

Answer 1

The property which allow the metals to be hammered into thin sheets is calledmalleability. Gold and silver are the best malleable metals. It is due to the property of malleability that metals can be bent to form objects of different shapes by beating with a hammer

Answer 2

Metals can be beaten into thin sheets (or flattened) with a hammer. Non-metals break into small pieces when hammered. So, zinc granule will be flattened on beating with a hammer.