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Course: High school chemistry?>?Unit 5
Lesson 3: Liquids, solids, and gasesApply: properties of solids
You might need: Periodic table
Problem
Aluminum is a malleable material. It can be flattened into sheets without breaking. This property makes aluminum a useful material for foil and cans.
Complete the explanation below.
Aluminum is held together by
bonds. In this type of solid, the atoms are , making aluminum a malleable material.