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'''Sectility''' is the ability to be cut into pieces. Metals and paper are '''sectile'''.
Sectility can be used to distinguish minerals of similar appearance. For example, [[gold]] is sectile but [[
Sectility in metals is a result of [[metallic bonding]], where [[valence electron|valence]] (bonding) electrons are [[delocalized]] and can flow freely between atoms, rather than being shared between specific pairs or groups of atoms, as in [[covalent bond]]ing.
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