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How is potassium malleable? What are the properties that make it so?
I was wondering if you could tell me about the properties that make potassium malleable.
Sure! Potassium is a soft, silvery-white metal that is highly reactive with water and oxidizing agents. It is malleable because its metallic bonds are not rigid and allow for its crystal lattice to be easily deformed without breaking.