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The text discusses various properties of metals, including their malleability and ductility, ability to conduct electricity and heat, and tendency to form oxides with basic properties. Here are some key points: 1. Metals are typically malleable and ductile, deforming under stress without cleaving. 2. The nondirectional nature of metallic bonding contributes significantly to the ductility of most metallic solids. 3. Metals can exhibit plastic deformation or plasticity when subjected to forces larger than their elastic limit, resulting in a permanent deformation. 4. Internal slip, creep, and metal fatigue may ensue due to temperature changes affecting the movement or displacement of structural defects in the metal. 5. The atoms of metallic substances are typically arranged in one of three common crystal structures: body-centered cubic (bcc), face-centered cubic (fcc), and hexagonal close-packed (hcp). 6. The electronic structure of metals means they are relatively good conductors of electricity due to electrons having fixed rather than variable energy levels. 7. The elemental metals have electrical conductivity values ranging from 6.9 × 10^3 S/cm for manganese to 6.3 × 10^5 S/cm for silver. 8. Metals are generally inclined to form cations through electron loss, and most react with oxygen in the air to form oxides over various timescales. 9. The oxides of metals are usually basic, whereas nonmetals' oxides tend to be acidic or neutral, except for certain high-oxidation-state compounds like CrO3, Mn2O7, and OsO4. 10. Coating a metal with a more reactive material (such as through painting or anodizing) can prevent its corrosion by promoting an electrochemical cell that prevents the original metal from reacting with air or water.