Question

Name the property of metals which is used in turning metals into thin wires.

Answer 1

Hint: Metals are the elements that are present at the extreme left in the periodic table and will easily lose electrons, results in electropositive nature and can easily turn into sheets or wires by applying pressure, resulting in having the property of turning metals into thin wires.

Complete answer: Periodic table is the representation of a total of \[118\] elements arranged in the increasing order of atomic number.
These elements are arranged in the vertical columns and horizontal rows.
These vertical columns are called groups and the horizontal rows are called periods.
There is a total of \[7\] periods and \[18\] groups in the periodic table.
The elements belong to groups \[1\] and \[2\] are called alkali metals and alkaline earth metals.
Metals easily lose electrons; thus, metals have electropositive character.
These metals can also be turned into thin wires or sheets.
The property of metals turning into thin wires is called ductility.
Ductility decreases by increasing the temperature because metals become weak at increasing temperature.
Thus, the metals are associated with the property of ductility.
Malleability is also one of the properties associated with metals but it can be defined as the property of turning metals into sheets.
Thus, metals have different properties like ductility and malleability.

Note:
As the metals exhibit different properties, one should not confuse them with the properties of metals. Ductility and malleability are the both properties of metals but can be different in making thin sheets and thin wires. Ductility decreases by increasing the temperature.