A metal is a chemical element that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat and forms cations and ionic bonds with non-metals. In chemistry, a metal (Ancient Greek métallon, μέταλλον) is an element, compound, or alloy characterized by high electrical conductivity. In a metal, atoms readily lose electrons to form positive ions (cations). Ions are surrounded by delocalized electrons, which are responsible for the conductivity.
The solid produced is held by electrostatic interactions between the ions and the electron cloud, which are called metallic bonds.[1
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Alkali metals |
Lithium, Sodium, Potassium |
Rubidium, Caesium, Francium |
Alkaline earth metals |
Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium |
Strontium, Barium, Radium |
Transition metals |
Zinc, Molybdenum, Cadmium |
Scandium, Titanium, Vanadium |
Chromium, Manganese, Iron |
Cobalt, Nickel, Copper |
Yttrium, Zirconium, Niobium |
Technetium, Ruthenium, Rhodium |
Palladium, Silver, Hafnium |
Tantalum, Tungsten, Rhenium |
Osmium, Iridium, Platinum |
Gold, Mercury, Rutherfordium, |
Dubnium, Seaborgium, Bohrium, |
Hassium, Meitnerium, |
Darmstadtium, Roentgenium, Ununbium |
Post-transition metals |
Aluminium, Gallium, Indium |
Tin, Thallium, Lead, Bismuth |
Ununtrium, Ununquadium |
Ununpentium, Ununhexium |
Lanthanoids |
Lanthanum, Cerium, Praseodymium |
Neodymium, Promethium, Samarium |
Europium, Gadolinium, Terbium |
Dysprosium, Holmium, Erbium |
Thulium, Ytterbium, Lutetium |
Actinoids |
Actinium, Thorium, Protactinium |
Uranium, Neptunium, Plutonium |
Americium, Curium, Berkelium |
Californium, Einsteinium, Fermium |
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