Which of the following best accounts for why
malleability occurs?
(A) The highly flexible structure of the atoms due to lack
of an internal structure.
(B) The high potential energy of the substance due to the
free floating electrons.
(C) The ability of the cations to slide past one another due to the delocalization of the electrons.
(D) The repulsion of the cations for each other causes the solid to easily spread with little resistance.
