Metals (Essential Chemistry)

Description based on print version record. Most of the elements found in the periodic table are classified as metals. Common characteristics that help us identify metals include conductivity, reactivity, and their ability to be pounded into sheets and stretched into wires. This book takes a look at metals, helping readers understand their intricate uses from industry to the arts. Most of the elements found in the periodic table are classified as metals. Common characteristics that help us identify metals include conductivity, reactivity, and their ability to be pounded into sheets and stretched into wires. This book takes a look at metals, helping students understand their uses: from industry to the arts. Introducing the metals Exploring the alkali metals Alkaline earth metals Transition elements Metals and chemical reactions Metals in our world Metals and our bodies and health. Describes the uses and physical characteristics of metals, and discusses how they relate to other elements in the periodic table