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Metal

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

An elementary substance as sodium calcium or copper whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties as contrasted with the nonmetals or metalloids No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities as chromium manganese bismuth etc

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