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Is iron malleable, ductile, or brittle?

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Answer: Iron is both malleable and ductile .

Explanation:. (malleable) because it has the ability to be fold into any shape of material.

. and(ductile) because it is able to be deformed without losing toughness.

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Pure iron is a bright silvery-white metal which oxidizes (rusts) rapidly in moist air or in water containing dissolved oxygen. It is soft, malleable, and ductile, and is strongly magnetic (ferromagnetic).
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