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Is magnesium malleable?

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Is magnesium malleable?

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  1. Yes.

    Magnesium

    ·noun A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, ·etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75.


  2. Malleability is a property in ALL metals without exception, so yes it is malleable (as well as ductile, sonorous, lustrous, good conductor of heat & electricity etc.)

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