If a material returns to its original shape and size after removal of the external force, it is said to possess:
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Answer: A
A material that returns to its original shape and size after the external force is removed has elasticity. Malleability is the property of being hammered into sheets, plasticity is the property of keeping the deformation permanently, and rigidity is resistance to deformation, so only elasticity fits the description.
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