(a) Define(i) Malleability (ii) Ductility(b) Name a non-metal which is

1.	(a) Define(i) Malleability (ii) Ductility(b) Name a non-metal which is very hard.
Answer» (a) (i) Malleability- Malleability is a property of metals in which metals can be beaten into sheets. Example- Gold and aluminium (ii) Ductility- Ductility is a property of metals in which metals can be drawn into wires. Example- Copper (b) Diamond is a non-metal which is very hard. Diamond is an allotrope of carbon.

(a) Define(i) Malleability (ii) Ductility(b) Name a non-metal which is very hard.

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(a) (i) Malleability- Malleability is a property of metals in which metals can be beaten into sheets.

Example- Gold and aluminium

(ii) Ductility- Ductility is a property of metals in which metals can be drawn into wires.

Example- Copper

(b) Diamond is a non-metal which is very hard. Diamond is an allotrope of carbon.