The correct answer is Gold.
Key Points
- Gold is the most malleable metal as it can be hammered to a thickness of 0.0025 mm.
- 1 gram of gold can be beaten into a sheet that spreads across an area of 1 m2.
- Malleability, as a physical property of metals, is used to describe a given metal’s reaction to compressive forces.
- A metal with low malleability, like tungsten, will shatter when exposed to compression.
- A metal with high malleability, like lead, will deform when compressed.

