Characteristics Of Metals

Metals are chemical elements that are mostly solid (with the exception of mercury) when they are at room temperature. Presents a shine and rust.

Metals have a luster that widely distinguishes them from other elements, just as some of the metals have chemical reactions with oxidizing oxygen; metals must be distinguished from metalloids and metals comprise much of the periodic table of elements along with the aforementioned metalloids.

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8 characteristics of metals:

1. Shine. Metals have the circumstance of being shiny elements, varying from one metal to another the brightness intensity.
2. They form alloys. Another important aspect of metals is that they allow to form alloys such as bronze, alnico steel, brass, etc.
3. They are used in medicine. Metals also have some useful qualities in medical service, such as titanium, stainless steel and gold, which are hypoallergenic and allow surgical interventions such as prosthetics and healing in dentistry dental
4. Conductors of electricity.
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   In metals there is another phenomenon, which is to be able to conduct electricity in a greater or lesser capacity, which is why it is used as a conductor, making it of copper and aluminum. Most conduction wires and cables, although gold and silver are also used to make both cables and electrical connections, especially in the processors of the computers.
5. Magnetism. It is another quality of metals, but while many are magnetic, others are not, as is the case with iron.
6. Magnetic fields. Even so, when copper or aluminum fields are formed, magnetic fields are formed, and in this way the stators of electric motors are made, which rotate the rotor by means of magnetic fields.
7. Malleability. Metals have the quality or capacity of being malleable, of melting at a certain temperature, this allows it to be cast into molds and is what allows them to form alloys such as those mentioned above and due to their very ductility they can be deform.
8. Moldable. As it can be melted, it can be cast into molds, which give the metal part the desired shape, it can also be stamped, bent or formed into sheets.

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