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Elements
that form cations when
compounds
of it are in solution and oxides of the elements form hydroxides rather than acids in water. Most metals are conductors of electricity, have crystalline solids with a metallic luster and have a high chemical reactivity. Many of these
elements
are hard and have high physical strength. The metal series includes all elements of the
alkali
,
alkali-earth
,
inner-transition
(
lanthanides
and
actinides
series),
transactinides
and
transition
series as well as some elements of the
metalloid
series (elements:
Ge
,
Sb
and
Po
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