Question

what is malleability?

Answer 1

MALLEABILITY : The physical property of metals in which, metals can be beaten into thin sheets. (Metals are malleable)

Now,
Lets try an activity :

Take a small piece of zinc metal (zinc granule) and strike it with a hammer.
What is the obersevation?
It is observed that the zinc piece spreads a little and becomes thinner, but it doesn't break.

But,
Non - metals are non - malleable, they cannot be beaten into thin sheets.
Non - metals are brittle, they break into pieces when hammered.

Answer 2

hey here is ur answer the reason for the metals when bent or dent when struck is linked to malleability ,a physical property that is very important to chemists as well as engineers. malleability is the ability of a substance , usually a metal to be deformed or molded into different shape i hope it helps