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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is there a relationship between the melting point of a metal and it's ductility?

OpenStudy (aaronq):

ask yourself what causes each of these properties? ductility? -> delocalized electrons melting point? -> bond strength, what causes bond strength? a bunch of factors, including oxidation state of the metal, number of delocalized electrons, and orbital overlap determines the covalent character of the bonds.

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