what is metals
A metal (from Greek Î¼Î­ÏÎ±Î»Î»Î¿Î½ metallon, mÃ©tallon, mine, quarry) metal is a (material an, element, compound or) alloy that is typically, hard, opaque, shiny and has good electrical and thermal. conductivityhen a metal ore is an ionic compound of that metal and a non-metal, the ore must usually be smelted â heated with a reducing agent â to extract the pure metal. Many common metals, such as iron, are smelted using carbon as a reducing agent.