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Metal is any of a class of chemical
elements with certain chemical
characteristics (metallic character) and
physical properties: they are good conductors
of heat and electricity, they are opaque but
reflect light well. The following are widely
used in commerce: precious metals: gold,
silver, mercury, and platinum, it is used
principally in jewellery, heavy metals: iron,
copper, zinc, tin, and lead, the common
metals of engineering.
Subject by: Andrew Longhorn