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The density of metals ranges from lithium, which has a density of 0.534 g/cm3 which is only half as dense as water, to Osmium, the densest naturally occurring element, with a density of 22.59 g/cm3 about 40 times as dense as lithium.When all elements are sorted by density, metals are scattered through the list. Many, but not all fall in the heavier half of the list.

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