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Which term best describes a mixture in which substances are distributed evenly throughout?
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Classification of Matter
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Which type of element is typically ductile?
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Metalloid
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Nonmetal
C
Metal
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Understand the property of ductility: Ductility is the ability of a material to be stretched into a wire without breaking.
Recall the general characteristics of metals: Metals are typically malleable and ductile due to the presence of delocalized electrons that allow atoms to slide past each other without breaking bonds.
Compare with metalloids and nonmetals: Metalloids have properties intermediate between metals and nonmetals, and nonmetals are generally brittle and not ductile.
Conclude that metals are the elements that are typically ductile because their atomic structure supports deformation without fracture.
Therefore, the correct classification for elements that are typically ductile is metals.
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