The Reactivity of Metals and Their Discovery

Metals are elements that have certain properties and react with several different things. Some metals react with oxygen, some with water, some with hydrochloric acid, and several other things. Also, some elements react more readily than others, and they react at different speeds. Many metals are good conductors of heat and electricity, and they are malleable and ductile. Malleable means that the metal can be formed into a certain shape and it will stay in the same shape, and ductile means that they can be formed and shaped into wires. Metals are solids (except for mercury and gallium), a…