How would we identify an unknown metal?

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anor277
Nov 5, 2016

I think #"density"# would clearly be your best bet.

Explanation:

Densities of common metals and alloys are listed here (with whack units) and they could be used to differentiate metals with known densities. You would want to do a chemical means of identification after the first approximation.

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