Question

I saw this sentence,"Most metals are strong and can be hit without breaking because they are HARD."

But aren't pure metals soft and weak? Why do we still say they can be hit without breaking because they are hard?

Answer 1

I don't think the sentence makes any sense. It's true that most pure metals are soft. The don't break when hit because they are malleable. Au, for example, can be hammered into extremely thin sheets