Question

Which of the following can be beaten into thin sheets? Why?
(a) Zinc
(p) Phosphorus
(c)Sulphur
(d) Oxygen

Answer 1

Answer:

zinc

Explanation:

zinc is a metal rest of them no metal

Answer 2

(a) Zinc

Explanation:

Zinc is malleable. The property of iron metal due to which it can be hammered to make objects of different shapes such as an axe, a spade or a shovel is called malleability. Malleability is a substance's ability to deform under pressure or compressive stress. If malleable, a material may be flattened into thin sheets by hammering or rolling. Malleability is the ability of a substance, usually a metal, to be deformed or molded into a different shape.