An element is sonorous and highly ductile. Under which category would you classify this element? What other characteristics do you expect the element to possess?

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(N/A) The element is classified as a $Metal$.
Metals are elements that typically exhibit properties such as being sonorous (producing a ringing sound when struck) and ductile (can be drawn into thin wires).
Other characteristics expected to be possessed by this element include:
$1$. Lustre: They have a shiny appearance.
$2$. Malleability: They can be beaten into thin sheets.
$3$. Conductivity: They are good conductors of heat and electricity.
$4$. High melting and boiling points.

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