Question

What does it mean if a solid is malleable?

Answer 1

If a solid is malleable then it means that it can be beaten into sheets. For Eg: Metals like Gold and Copper.

Answer 2

$\underline \red{Ductility} : - \: \: The \: ability \: of \: material \: \\ to \: change\: their\:shape \: along \: the \: length \: \\ this \: property \: is \: known \:as \: \underline\red{ductility }.\: \\ \\ 1. \: copper \: has \: a \: property \: of \: ductility. \\ 2.ductile \: property \: of \: metal \: can \: \\ be \: drawn \: into \: thin \: and \: long \: wire. \\ \\ \underline \red{Malleability}: - \: The \: ability \: of \: material \\ to \: change \: their \: shape \: along \: all \: direction \: \\ this \: property \: is \: known \: as \: \underline\red{malleabilty}. \\ \\1.steel \: and \: alluminium \: has \: a \: property \: \\ of \: malleability. \\ 2.The \: metal \: which \: having \: a \: property \: \\ of \: malleability \: they \: can \: be \: drawn \: into \: \\ thin \: sheets. \\ \\ \underline \red{some \:material \: have\: a \: both \: properties }\\ \underline\red{like \:gold .}\\ \\ \fcolorbox{red}{white}{ \: i \: hope \: it \: helps \: you. \: }$