AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Specification 5.1.2.3, 5.2.2.7 · Paper 3
Revise: Metals and Non-MetalsMetals are also typically malleable, meaning they can be shaped without breaking, and ductile, meaning they can be drawn into wires. A brittle solid, by contrast, breaks rather than bending into a new shape.
- Revise: Properties of Metals and Alloys
Able to be bent or hammered into shape without breaking.