Can Toph Bend platinum?

The difference between metals isn't just the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in them, is the number of free electrons in them. Platinum doesn't have a lot of connected atoms, that could be why they can't sense or bend it.
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Is platinum bending possible?

Platinum is one of the purest metals known so without any carbon impurities it'd be impossible to bend that kind of metal.
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What metal can Toph not bend?

The Legend of Korra revealed one metal that metalbenders can't use, and here's why platinum is beyond their control in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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Does Korra Bend platinum?

No Korra couldn't platinum bend she broke out of the chains by force not by bending. Platinum metalbending is not a thing, for now. But don't count it out as a possibility. Wouldn't be shocked if Toph showed up in Book 4 with the power to bend platinum, despite its lack of impurities.
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Can Toph Bend pure metal?

A full year later, Toph was fully capable of bending metal she was not in contact with. For example, when a firebending teacher invaded her academy, she demonstrated her ability by effortlessly bending a metal weapon around his head that was a few feet away from her.
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Can Kuvira Bend platinum?

Turns out he could bend with his face, but he still needed to move at least a little for that. As for materials it came up in Korra season 1 that pure platinum has no impurities and thus can't be bent.
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Can Toph Bend lava?

She can Lavabend. She knows it exists and is a prodigy and this wiki is not written by the writers of the show. Toph can not lava bend you made that up... She never said she can you never saw her lava bend and she said it's rare...
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Can the avatar Lavabend?

The first known use of lavabending was by Avatar Szeto, who used the technique while in the Avatar State to cause the simultaneous eruption of four small volcanoes.
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Can the avatar bend lightning?

Lightning bending is one of the strongest abilities in Avatar: The Last Airbender, with Azula's lightning attack nearly killing Aang for good. It's also one of the rarest techniques, with only Ozai, Iroh, and Azula able to generate lightning on their own. Even Aang, the avatar, and Zuko could only redirect lightning.
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Does Bolin metal bend?

Bolin was insecure about his inability to metal bend, and he never lived up to his hero, Toph Beifong. The poor kid felt even worse about it when Team Avatar visited the metal bender city of Zaofu and watched Korra learn the art. However, Bolin harnessed the incredible power of lava-bending, despite his self-doubt.
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Is Toph stronger than Bumi?

Both King Bumi and Toph Beifong were tremendous fighters with a deep understanding of Earthbending, but in the end, it was Toph who was the strongest Earthbender on Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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Can Toph bend iron in blood?

So yes, Toph Beifong indeed has the ability to blood bend, in a sense. She has the ability to sense and mobilize the metal in the human body which not only makes her the greatest earth bender of all time, but a real force to be reckoned with.
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Can lightning bend Korra?

The Avatar proved that he learned well, as he was able to catch the lightning and send it out into the sky (though it did weaken him in the process). Korra was never shown to use or need this ability, as she didn't go up against anyone who could bend lightning.
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Can Firebenders Bend lava?

Yes they can bend lava just by its heat alone. Because Mud is made of earth and water, and lava is earth and heat. Firebenders bend heat and energy.
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Why is my platinum ring bending?

The main reason most rings bend is exerted physical pressure, usually when you are doing some work while wearing your ring. If the ring's band is thin, bending it is even easier. Rings made of softer metals, such as yellow gold, are more likely to get deformed.
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Is platinum easier to bend?

What the hardness and malleability of white gold and platinum means in real life is that a platinum ring will be easily scratched and dented, but will hold diamonds and other gemstones more securely, as platinum is less prone to bending due to its brittleness.
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Why does Korra Firebend so much?

Korra can Firebend easily because she has a Firebender's heart. Her understanding of positive jing allows her to easily focus her aggression. She has trouble with Airbending because her inner Chi does not line up naturally with what is necessary to Airbend. Her negative jing is too weak.
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Can the Avatar learn sub bending?

Only a few Avatars have ever been able to learn one of the sub-elements, including Roku and Kyoshi. Aang and Korra have had opportunities to learn, but both of their runs as Avatar saw continual problems arise, keeping them from further element training.
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Can anyone learn all 4 elements?

Only the Avatar can master all four elements. It has nothing to do with the skill, worthiness, lineage, karma, chi or capabilities of an individual.
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Can Toph Bend sand?

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Thanks, in part, to her heightened sense, Toph can sense and bend earth particles in the unlikeliest of places. This ability allowed her to eventually master sand bending and mud bending, and, in time, led her to the discovery of metalbending.
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Can firebenders bend plasma?

Now, not to say Firebenders can't create fire, as the Zuko v Zhao fight has their bending act like mere gas, rather, Firebenders are capable of superheating gas enough to create fire and superheating that gas even more to produce plasma, using their own body's energy.
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Can waterbenders Bend ice?

Ice ramp: Waterbenders can manipulate ice as a means of short transportation for themselves or others. Katara used this when training with Aang and Toph, as well as during the Battle for Yu Dao.
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Can Toph bend wood?

Like Toph can metalbend, people can metalbend, sandbend, glassbend and paintbend why can't woodbending be possible and how about plantbending why can't a earthbender do that too? Wood and plants are nothing like earth, it's impossible. It was dry so they cant bend it. Wood and plants do not contain earth.
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Can Toph beat Kuvira?

If Kuvira and Toph really fought, Toph would win. Toph has been doing metalbending and earthbending when Kuvira's parents were kids.
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What's the strongest element in the avatar?

Looking at all the abilities and sub abilities of the different bending arts I believe that Waterbending is the most powerful form of bending. Not only can you alter the form of the water from steam to ice you can also use waterbending to heal.
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