What are the three characteristics of ALL metals?
hey there are always exceptions in properties and when we talk of the properties we talk in general Sense[which implies to more than 90% of them] thus some properties of metals are Physical Properties of Metals Physical State Physical State Metals are solids at room temperature with the exception of mercury and gallium, which are liquids at room temperature. Lustre Metals have the quality of reflecting light from its surface and can be polished e.g., gold, silver and copper. Malleability Metals have the ability to withstand hammering and can be made into thin sheets known as foils. Ductility Metals can be drawn into wires. 100 gm of silver can be drawn into a thin wire about 200 meters long. Hardness All metals are hard except sodium and potassium, which are soft and can be cut with a knife. Valency Metals have 1 to 3 electrons in the outermost shell of their atoms. Conduction Metals are good conductors because they have free electrons. Silver and copper are the two best conductors of
