Kwi-chemistry, i-metal ligama eliquka iqela amalungu eekhemikhali aneepmpawu ezithile. Kulula ukuba ii-atoms ze-metal zilahlekelwe yi-electron zitsho zibe zii-ions, okanye ii-cations. ngale ndlela, ii-metals azifani nezinye iintlobo ezimbini zee-elements - ii-nonmetals kunye nee-metalloids.