Are there any metals that are gases?

Answer 1

A metal that is heated to the point where it becomes a gas. For most everyday metals such as gold or aluminum, the boiling point is somewhere over 3000 degrees Fahrenheit. If a metal such as gold were to be released into the atmosphere in gaseous form, it would probably be hot enough to vaporize your couch, or at least incinerate it to fine dust in seconds. However, it would quickly condense and if there were enough of it high enough in the sky it would probably rain molten metal. Scary.

Answer 2

Metals are not as universal as inert gases. But metals do have electrons that move are moving freely on the outer surface which is called electron gas, which gives metal its shininess.

Metals can be vaporized at sufficiently high temperature. People have been known to suffer from lead poisoning from inhaling lead vapor (gas) from working around molten lead; although most of the lead is molten, sufficient quantities are in the gas phase in equilibrium with the liquid phase (in other words molten lead has a noticeable vapor pressure) that breathing the air around the molten lead is very unhealthy.

Answer 3

Yes it can, but in extremely high temperatures. However, metals like Mercury will have a 'low' critical point, which is the point where it will turn to a gas. in this case, it will be something like 1500 Celsius.

Answer 4

Yes, all metals have a boiling point, though most are very high.

In fact one of the hazards of mercury is inhaling the mercury vapor.

Answer 5

All metals can be a gas if at a high enough temperature.

Answer 6

Yes, be careful many times the gas is toxic like cyanide.

Answer 7

Mercury at 356 deg C