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Which type of bonding is present in a sample of an element that is malleable?

(1) ionic
(2) metallic
(3) nonpolar covalent
(4) polar covalent

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Malleable means that something can be hammered into sheets, which is a property of metals.
Having that in mind, the type of bonding that is present in a sample of an element that is malleable is (2) metallic.
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