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METALS#

ENUMERATION OF METALS.

We are at present acquainted with twenty-two metals, essen-tially differing from each other, namely,

Arsenic

Antimony

Tungsten

Tellurium

Molybdena

Mercury

Chrome

Zinc

Columbium

Tin

Titanium

Lead

Uranium

Iron

Cobalt

Copper

Nickel

Silver

Manganese

Gold

Bismuth

Platina.

We abandon the ancient division of these substances intonoble or perfect, and semi or imperfect metals, but class theminto different genera ; proceeding in a gradation from those whichpossess, in a certain sense, the least , to those which possess themost metallic properties.

CLASSIFICATION OF METALS.

1. Very Irittle and acidifialle metals.

Arsenic Molybdena

Tungsten Chrome

Columbium.

2. Less Irittle and simply oxidalle metals.

Titanium

Uranium

Cobalt

Nickel

Manganese

Bismuth

Antimony

Tellurium.