What are the characteristics of metals?

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anor277
May 11, 2017

#"Malleable, ductile, and chemically reducing..........."#

Explanation:

#"Malleability"# refers to the ability of metals to be hammered out into a sheet.

#"Ductility"# refers to the ability of metals to be drawn out into a wire.

Metals tend to be oxidized upon reaction.

And all these properties, and in addition #"electrical"# and #"thermal conductivity"#, can be attributed to #"metallic bonding"#. See this [old answer.](https://socratic.org/questions/in-a-giant-metallic-lattice-why-are-metallic-positively-charged-ions-packed-clos)

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