A blacksmith hammers a piece of red-hot iron into a thin sheet to make an agricultural tool. Which property…

A blacksmith hammers a piece of red-hot iron into a thin sheet to make an agricultural tool. Which property of solids is demonstrated here?
  1. Ductility
  2. Malleability
  3. Elasticity
  4. Brittleness

Solution

Malleability is the property of a solid by which it can be beaten into thin sheets without fracturing.

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