what element is a metal
Metals are elements that conduct heat and electricity. They are malleable and ductile. Metals are also lustrous, hard, strong, heavy and sonorous. Some of the metals are Iron, Aluminum, Copper, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Zinc, Tin, Lead, Mercury, Sodium, Potassium and Magnesium. All the metals are solids, except mercury which is a liquid at room temperature.