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A metal (from Greek "" mtallon, "mine, quarry, metal"

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! i" a material (an element,
#om$oun%, or alloy! t&at i" ty$i#ally &ar%, o$aque, "&iny, an% &a" 'oo% ele#tri#al an% t&ermal
#on%u#ti(ity) *etal" are 'enerally mallea+le , t&at i", t&ey #an +e &ammere% or $re""e%
$ermanently out of "&a$e -it&out +reakin' or #ra#kin' , a" -ell a" fu"i+le (a+le to +e fu"e% or
melte%! an% %u#tile (a+le to +e %ra-n out into a t&in -ire!)
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A+out /1 of t&e 110 element" in t&e
$erio%i# ta+le are metal" ("ome element" a$$ear in +ot& metalli# an% non1metalli# form"!)
2&e meanin' of "metal" %iffer" for (ariou" #ommunitie") 3or e4am$le, a"tronomer" u"e t&e
+lanket term "metal" for #on(enien#e to #olle#ti(ely %e"#ri+e all element" ot&er t&an &y%ro'en
an% &elium (t&e main #om$onent" of "tar", -&i#& in turn #om$ri"e mo"t of t&e (i"i+le matter in
t&e uni(er"e!) 2&u", in a"tronomy an% $&y"i#al #o"molo'y, t&e metalli#ity of an o+5e#t i" t&e
$ro$ortion of it" matter ma%e u$ of #&emi#al element" ot&er t&an &y%ro'en an% &elium)
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a%%ition, many element" an% #om$oun%" t&at are not normally #la""ifie% a" metal" +e#ome
metalli# un%er &i'& $re""ure"8 t&e"e are kno-n a" metalli# allotro$e" of non1metal")

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