Copper's Melting Point and Malleability

Steps:

• Recall copper's melting point is 1083°C from standard periodic table data.
• Identify copper as a ductile metal with high malleability due to strong metallic bonds.
• Eliminate options with incorrect melting point of 83°C, which matches tin, not copper.
• Confirm option D matches both verified properties.

Why D is correct:

• Copper, a transition metal, has a high melting point of 1083°C from metallic bonding strength and is highly malleable, allowing easy shaping without breaking.

Why the others are wrong:

• A: Melting point is wrong (83°C is tin's); copper has high, not low, malleability.
• B: Melting point is wrong (83°C); though malleability is correct.
• C: Malleability is wrong (copper has high, not low); melting point is correct.

Final answer: D