Generally metals are hard, dense, with good thermal and electrical conductivity, can form cations, many are malleable or ductiles, etc.
Metals are not easily broken or shattered compared to other materials like ceramics and glass.
Metals is a common noun. Proper nouns are the unique names of people, places, or things. Common nouns are words for general things.
The general name given to the elements of Group IA (1) is alkali metals.
Alkaline earth metals like calcium and magnesium typically form compounds with the general formula M2CO3, where M represents the metal cation.
The most easily oxidized metals tend to occur in Groups 1 and 2 of the periodic table, known as the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, respectively. These metals have low ionization energies and readily lose electrons to form positive ions in chemical reactions.
In general, non metals are more electronegative
metals, non-metals, and metaloids
In general, metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.
There are 2 most general categories. These are metals and non-metals.
on metals are brittle. They are less dense and non sonorous
Because metals are in general good conductors of electricity.
iron, copper, metals in general gases not so much
The metals and non-metals have been arranged according to their densities in the periodic table.
The general properties of a metalloid are a combination of the properties of both metals and non-metals. Aside from those properties, they have the unique property of being semi-conductors.
shiny; hard; not plastic
Conductors of heat, malleable,shiny
Metals typically become cations by losing electrons to attain a stable electron configuration. Transition metals and main group metals are common examples of elements that form cations.