Why metals are malleable and ductile ?

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The traveling electrons disperse the energy throughout the remaining metal. Metals are referred to as ductile and malleable (can be pounded into sheets) (can be pulled out into wires). This is due to the atoms&#039; capacity to roll over one another into different configurations without rupturing the metallic link. Additional clarification due to the fact that the delocalized electrons are mobile. Positively charged metal ions, which form regular layers, and negatively charged delocalized electrons are attracted to one another electrostatically to create metallic bonds. These are the electrons that were previously found in the metal atoms&#039; outer shell. As one layer of metal ions slips over another, these delocalized electrons are free to flow across the massive metallic lattice, keeping the entire system connected. The positive ions and the negative ions are both fixed in place in a large ionic lattice, which is the reverse of what occurs in nature. The positive ions may line up with each other and the negative ions may line up with each other if the crystal is strained and one layer shifts relative to another. The crystal breaks as a result of the repulsion it creates.

Why metals are malleable and ductile ?

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