What are two physical properties that make metals the ideal material from which to construct electrical wires?

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anor277
Apr 24, 2018

Well, as well as #"malleability"#, metallic bonding confers #"ductility"#...

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And #"ductility"# means that the material is capable of being drawn into a wire. And a second property that metallic bonding, metal ions in an electron sea, confers is electrical conductivity...and thus wires may conduct an electric current.

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