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metals
properties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lustrous | Shiny metallic appearance |
| Malleable | can be hammered out into thin sheets |
| ductile | they can be stretched into thin wires |
| solid | usually at room temperature |
| Melting point | Metals have a high melting point. Iron melts at 1540 degree celsius |
| conductors | Metals are usually good conductors of heat and electricity. |
| corrosion | when metals react with oxygen in the air to form oxides (rusting) |