1. Luster: Metals are shiny, reflecting light well.
2. Malleability: They can be hammered or pressed into thin sheets without breaking.
3. Ductility: They can be drawn into wires.
4. Good conductors of heat: Heat travels easily through metals.
5. Good conductors of electricity: Electricity flows easily through metals.
6. High density: Metals are generally dense, meaning they have a lot of mass packed into a small volume.
7. Solid at room temperature (except mercury): Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
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